Arcade is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 1,884.
History
Arcade was chartered in 1909. Early plans to erect an arcade-style schoolhouse accounts for the name. It is bordered to the north by Jefferson, the county seat.
U.S. Route 129 passes through the southern side of the city, leading northwest to Interstate 85 in the northern outskirts of Jefferson, and southeast to Athens. Georgia State Route 82 leads south from Arcade to Winder.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Arcade has a total area of , of which are land and , or 0.90%, are water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Arcade had a population of 1,884. The median age was 39.0 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.8 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 621 households in Arcade, of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.2% were married-couple households, 20.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.