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The city lies within the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, with the St. Francis River a few miles to the west. It has a total land area of 1.00 square miles, and an average elevation of 249 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
 
The city lies within the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, with the St. Francis River a few miles to the west. It has a total land area of 1.00 square miles, and an average elevation of 249 feet.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt</ref>
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==Demographics==
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At the 2010 census, Arbyrd had a total of 509 inhabitants, grouped into 198 households, with a population density of 509.0 people per square mile. This figure represented a slight decrease from the 2000 census, when Arbyrd had a population of 528. 94.30% of the inhabitants were White, 0.20% were Native American, 4.72% were from some other race, and 0.79% were from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 8.25% of the population.
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The median age in Arbyrd was 39.4 years, with 27.7% of inhabitants under the age of 18, 7.3% between 18 and 24 years old, 22.8% between 25 and 44, 23.6% between 45 and 64, and 18.7% 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 49.3% male, 50.7% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
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According to the 2010 American Community Survey, the median household income in Arbyrd was $31,528, and the median family income was $46,250. The unemployment rate was 7.2%. The per capita income was $20,659. About 18.8% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 27.8% of people under the age of 18 and 22.5% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
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==Community Life==
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Arbyrd is part of the Southland C-9 School District. The school facilities are located in nearby Cardwell.
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The city holds an annual Cotton Pickin' Festival, usually in mid-September. It is notable for being frequently headlined by prominent musical performers; past acts have included [[Lee Greenwood]], [[Sammy Kershaw]], The Kentucky Headhunters, and Brother Phelps (named for rock and gospel singers Doug and Ricky Lee Phelps, who grew up in the Arbyrd area).<ref>http://www.arbyrdmissouri.com/cotton-pickin--festival.html</ref>
    
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