Redfield, Arkansas

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Redfield, Arkansas
City
City of Redfield
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Clockwise from top: The Old Redfield School, Redfield City Hall, the Dollarway Road, Redfield Gymnasium, and the Lone Star Baptist Church
Jefferson County Arkansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Redfield Highlighted 0558580.svg
Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas
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Redfield
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°26′34″N92°11′04″W / 34.44278°N 92.18444°W / 34.44278; -92.18444
CountryUnited States
StateFlag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas
County Jefferson
Township Barraque
FoundedDecember 20, 1880 (1880-12-20)
Incorporated October 18, 1898 (1898-10-18)
Founded byJames K. Brodie
Named for Jared E. Redfield
Government
[1]
 • Type Mayor–Council
 •  Mayor Roben Brooks (I)
 •  Council City Council
Area
[2]
 • Total3.148 sq mi (8.15 km2)
 • Land3.094 sq mi (8.01 km2)
 • Water0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
[3]
302 ft (92 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,505
 • Density486.43/sq mi (187.84/km2)
Time zone UTC– 06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC– 05:00 (CDT)
ZIP code
72132
Area code 501
FIPS code 05-58580
GNIS feature ID 58477, 2404603
Highways
Major airport Clinton National Airport (LIT)
Website redfieldar.com

Redfield, officially the City of Redfield, [4] is a small city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Located about 24 miles (39 km) southeast of Little Rock, [5] the city is part of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,505 in the 2020 census. [6] What is now Redfield was formerly part of the historical territories of the Quapaw Nation. [7] Founded in 1880 by James K. Brodie, a 19th-century businessman; it was named for Jared E. Redfield, president of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway. It is home to two U.S. historic preservation districts.

History

West James Street Overpass - listed on NRHP May 18, 1995 West James Avenue Bridge.jpg
West James Street Overpass – listed on NRHP May 18, 1995

Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway, [8] [9] [10] also known as the "Arkansas Valley Route," a small settlement grew up around the new station named for company president Jared E. Redfield of Essex, Connecticut. [11] [12] Founded on December 20, 1880, [13] Redfield was incorporated by the Jefferson county court on October 18, 1898. [14] Six local properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): Dollarway Road (1974), West James Street Overpass (1995), Lone Star Baptist Church (2005), Redfield School Historic District (2014), and Redfield Commercial Historic District (2023).

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.148 square miles (8.15 km2), of which, 3.094 square miles (8.01 km2) of it is land and 0.37% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 400—
1900 333−16.7%
1910 278−16.5%
1920 2966.5%
1930 35018.2%
1940 339−3.1%
1950 291−14.2%
1960 242−16.8%
1970 27714.5%
1980 745169.0%
1990 1,08245.2%
2000 1,1576.9%
2010 1,29712.1%
2020 1,50516.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [15]

2020 census

Redfield racial composition [16]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)1,16377.28%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)21314.15%
Native American 50.33%
Asian 130.86%
Pacific Islander 30.2%
Other/Mixed 644.25%
Hispanic or Latino 442.92%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,505 people, 640 households, and 428 families residing in the city.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,297 people, 525 households and 369 families residing in the city. There were 581 housing units. The racial makeup of the city was 91.7% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 0.6% from other races and 2.3% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 525 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.95. The median age was 38.5 years. [5]

Arts and culture

The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the public library, an about 5,500-square-foot (510 m2) library building, which opened in 1999. [17]

Government

The Redfield City Council comprises the mayor of Redfield and six aldermen. [1] The council determines the strategic direction and policies for the municipality and the Mayor in turn appoints staff to implement those policies and administer and manage the municipal services. Private citizens are welcome to attend the council meetings which are held in the Council Chamber of the City Hall at 212 North Brodie Street, Redfield, on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00  p.m.

Education

Public education in northwest Jefferson county is administered by the White Hall School District. [18] The school district manages two secondary schools (White Hall High School and White Hall Middle School) and four elementary schools. [19] The M. A. Hardin Elementary School is located in Redfield. [20]

Infrastructure

Redfield is on Highway 365 linking Pine Bluff and Little Rock, as well as Highway 46, linking it to Sheridan. It is also on Interstate 530 (via Highway 46). [21]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Redfield". Arkansas Municipal League. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redfield, Arkansas
  4. ↑ Municipal Code: A Code of the General Ordinances of the city of Redfield, North Little Rock: Arkansas Municipal League, July 2010, p. 2
  5. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . U.S. Department of Commerce . Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Redfield city, Arkansas". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 19, 2017.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ J. W. Powell (1899). Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Part 2 (Report). Washington: Government Printing Office. pp. 691, 707, Plate CXII. OCLC   855519214 . Retrieved September 29, 2023– via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description (World's Fair ed.). Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration. May 1893. p. 13. LCCN   25000261 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ Taylor, Clarence (August 3, 1962). "Redfield—Made by a Railroad". The Pine Bluff Commercial. Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
  10. ↑ "Happy Birthday, City of Redfield!". The Redfield Update. Redfield, Arkansas. October 1, 1998.
  11. ↑ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1889. pp.  134, 137. LCCN   01001243. OL   24190554M – via Internet Archive.
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  13. ↑ Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Washington, D.C.: National Archives
  14. ↑ Jefferson County, Arkansas, Deed Book 34. Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Jefferson County (Ark.) Court. n.d. p. 583.
  15. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Redfield Public Library." Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Library System. Retrieved on August 2, 2017.
  18. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Jefferson County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Schools". White Hall School District . SchoolWorld. n.d. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Hardin Elementary". White Hall School District . SchoolWorld. n.d. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  21. ↑ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (March 2016). Map of Redfield, Jefferson County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). Retrieved May 7, 2016.

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