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Arp is a city in Smith County, in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Tyler metropolitan statistical area. According to the United States Census Bureau. The population was 892 in the 2020 census.

Arp city overview:
Name:	Arp city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Smith County
Elevation:	495 ft (151 m)
Total Area:	2.64 sq mi (6.83 km²)
Land Area:	2.62 sq mi (6.78 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	892
Population Density:	393.58/sq mi (151.97/km²)
ZIP code:	75750
Area code:	903
FIPS code:	4804156
GNISfeature ID:	1329695

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History

The area where the town of Arp now sits was occupied by Caddoan peoples in pre-Columbian periods and was a part of the Treaty of Bowles Village in 1836 that granted Smith and Cherokee counties along with parts of Rusk, Gregg and Van Zandt counties to the Texas Cherokee and twelve associated tribes. The Cherokee War of 1839 forced the Native Americans out. However, the area was again occupied by Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Creek Indians after 1845. The descendants of these people formed the Mount Tabor Indian Community and a number continue to reside in Smith and Rusk counties today.

The settlement that would become Arp was called Bissa, from the Choctaw/Chickasaw word for blackberry, as early as the 1800s. It was later called Jarvis Junction and then Strawberry, after the fruit that was grown in the area. It was finally renamed “Arp” for Bill Arp (pen name of Charles Henry Smith), a Georgia humorist who was nationally known in the late 19th century. Supposedly, the three-letter name was also chosen for its brevity, which allowed local strawberry producers to spend less time hand-marking their crates.