GA Female Mayor Youngest In U.S. History At 21: Reports

GEORGIA — The nation's youngest female mayor calls Georgia home.

Arabi Mayor Brooke Huckaby, at 21-years-old, entered the political arena after filling the mayoral seat in January as the youngest to do so in Georgia and the U.S., WJCL and Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

Following in the footsteps of her father, who was once mayor of Arabi, Huckaby told WJCL it was a lack of interest among people her age that inspired her to engage in politics sooner than later.

While running a town of nearly 500, the news outlet reported Huckaby is also studying agricultural technology at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and is working as a support services worker with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

"I really do (hope more young people become leaders)," she told Fox 5 Atlanta. "It's really time we start caring about the world that we're making for our children and their future and, right now, I don't think too many people are worried about that."

Located in Crisp County, Arabi is about 150 miles south Atlanta. The town sits near neighboring cities Cordele, Tifton and Moultrie.

Read more via WJCL and Fox 5 Atlanta.