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| name = Redfield, Arkansas
| name = Redfield, Arkansas
| settlement_type = [[List of municipalities in Arkansas|City]]
| settlement_type = [[List of municipalities in Arkansas|City]]
| official_name = City of Redfield
| official_name = City of Redfield
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| image_caption = Clockwise from top: The Old Redfield School, Redfield City Hall, the [[Dollarway Road]], Redfield Gymnasium, and the [[Lone Star Baptist Church]]<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not add or change caption without consensus. Thank you. -->
| image_caption = Clockwise from top: The Old Redfield School, Redfield City Hall, the [[Dollarway Road]], Redfield Gymnasium, and the [[Lone Star Baptist Church]]<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not add or change caption without consensus. Thank you. -->
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| map_caption = Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson]]
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| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Arkansas|County]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Barraque Township|Barraque]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Barraque Township|Barraque]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of Arkansas townships|Township]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of Arkansas townships|Township]]
| established_title = Founded
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = {{start date|1880|12|20}}<!-- 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. -->
| established_date = {{start date|1880|12|20}}<!-- 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. -->
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_title1 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date1 = {{start date|1898|10|18}}<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change incorporation date to "October 29, 1898" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. -->
| established_date1 = {{start date|1898|10|18}}<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change incorporation date to "October 29, 1898" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. -->
| founder = James Brodie<!-- 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. -->
| founder = James K. Brodie<!-- 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. -->
| named_for = Jared Redfield<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change name to "John E. Redfield" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. -->
| named_for = Jared E. Redfield<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change name to "John E. Redfield" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. -->
| government_footnotes = <ref name="AML2017">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Redfield|website=Arkansas Municipal League|url=http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Redfield|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref>
| government_footnotes =<ref name="AML2017">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Redfield|website=Arkansas Municipal League|url=http://local.arkansas.gov/local.php?agency=Redfield|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref>
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
| leader_title = [[Mayoralty in the United States|Mayor]]
| leader_title = [[Mayoralty in the United States|Mayor]]
| leader_name = Roben Brooks
| leader_name = Roben Brooks
| leader_party = [[Independent (politician)|I]]
| leader_party = [[Independent (politician)|I]]
| leader_title1 = [[City council|Council]]
| leader_title1 = [[City council|Council]]
| leader_name1 = City Council
| leader_name1 = City Council
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
| area_footnotes =<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 8.15
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| area_land_sq_mi = 3.094
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| area_water_sq_mi = 0.054
| elevation_ft = 302
| elevation_ft = 302
| elevation_footnotes =<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|58477}}</ref>
| elevation_m = 92
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1505
| population_total = 1505
| population_density_sq_mi = 486.43
| population_density_sq_mi = 486.43
| pop_est_as_of =
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| pop_est_footnotes =
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| population_est =
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| population_density_km2 = 187.84
| population_density_km2 = 187.84
| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc_offset = −06:00
| utc_offset = – 06:00
| timezone_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]]
| timezone_DST = [[Central Daylight Time|CDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = −05:00
| utc_offset_DST = – 05:00
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 72132
| postal_code = 72132
| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code = [[Area code 501|501]]
| area_code = [[Area code 501|501]]
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| blank2_name = [[List of highways in Arkansas|Highways]]
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| blank3_name = Major airport
| blank3_name = Major airport
| blank3_info = [[Clinton National Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|LIT]])
| blank3_info = [[Clinton National Airport]] ([[International Air Transport Association airport code|LIT]])
| website = {{URL|redfieldar.com}}
| website = {{URL|redfieldar.com}}
}}
}}
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'''Redfield''', officially the '''City of Redfield''',<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Municipal Code: A Code of the General Ordinances of the city of Redfield |publication-place=North Little Rock |publisher=Arkansas Municipal League |date=July 2010 |page=2}}</ref> is a small [[List of municipalities in Arkansas|city]] in [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson County]], Arkansas, United States. Located about {{convert|24|mi|km}} southeast of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]],<ref name="AFF">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=U.S. Census website |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Department of Commerce|U.S. Department of Commerce]]|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> the city is part of the [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]], [[Pine Bluff metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,505 in the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0533190| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Redfield city, Arkansas| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 19, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> What is now Redfield was formerly part of the historical territories of the [[Quapaw|Quapaw Nation]].<ref>{{cite report |author=J. W. Powell |author-link=John Wesley Powell |date=1899 |title=Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Part 2 |url=https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit |location=Washington |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |at=pp. [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit/page/691/mode/1up 691], [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit/page/707/mode/1up 707], [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit/page/n510/mode/1up Plate CXII] |oclc=855519214 |access-date=September 29, 2023 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Founded in 1880 by James K. Brodie, a 19th-century businessman; it was [[Namesake|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.

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<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change the lead paragraph without prior consensus, see [[Talk:Redfield, Arkansas]]. Thank you. -->'''Redfield''', officially the '''City of Redfield''',<ref>{{Citation |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Municipal Code: A Code of the General Ordinances of the city of Redfield |publication-place=North Little Rock |publisher=Arkansas Municipal League |date=July 2010 |page=2}}</ref> is a small [[List of municipalities in Arkansas|city]] in northwest [[Jefferson County, Arkansas|Jefferson County]], [[Arkansas]], United States. Located about {{convert|23|mi|km}} southeast of [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] on the [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific Railway]] (UP),<ref name="AFF">{{cite web |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=U.S. Census website |website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Department of Commerce|U.S. Department of Commerce]]|access-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> the city is part of the [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]] [[Pine Bluff metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 1,505 in the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0533190| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Redfield city, Arkansas| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 19, 2017}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> What is now Redfield was formerly part of the historical territories of the [[Quapaw|Quapaw Nation]].<ref>{{cite report |author=J. W. Powell |author-link=John Wesley Powell |date=1899 |title=Eleventh Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Part 2 |url=https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit |location=Washington |publisher=[[United States Government Publishing Office|Government Printing Office]] |at=pp. [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit/page/691/mode/1up 691], [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit/page/707/mode/1up 707], [https://archive.org/details/annualreportofbu182smit/page/n510/mode/1up Plate CXII] |oclc=855519214 |access-date=September 29, 2023 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] in 1898,<ref name="Inc.">{{cite book|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Jefferson County, Arkansas, Deed Book 34|location=Pine Bluff, Arkansas|publisher=Jefferson County (Ark.) Court|date=n.d.|page=583}}</ref> the city is home to two U.S. [[historic preservation]] districts.<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change the lead paragraph without prior consensus, see [[Talk:Redfield, Arkansas]]. Thank you. -->


==History==<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not add images to this section. It would quickly become too unwieldy. Thank you. -->
==History==<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not add images to this section. It would quickly become too unwieldy. Thank you. -->
[[File:West James Avenue Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|[[West James Street Overpass]] – listed on [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]] May 18, 1995]]
[[File:West James Avenue Bridge.jpg|thumb|left|[[West James Street Overpass]] – listed on [[National Register of Historic Places|NRHP]] May 18, 1995]]
Following the arrival of the [[Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway]],<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description|url=https://archive.org/stream/pinebluffjeffers00jeffer|edition=World's Fair|publisher=Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration|date=May 1893|page=13|lccn=25000261|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Clarence|date=August 3, 1962|title=Redfield—Made by a Railroad|newspaper=The Pine Bluff Commercial|location=Pine Bluff, Arkansas}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Happy Birthday, City of Redfield!|newspaper=The Redfield Update|location=Redfield, Arkansas|date=October 1, 1998}}</ref> also known as the "Arkansas Valley Route," a small [[Human settlement|settlement]] grew up around the new [[Train station|station]] named for [[president (corporate title)|company president]] Jared Redfield<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change the given name to "John" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. --> of [[Essex, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistpjlf00good|location=Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis|publisher=[[Goodspeed Publishing|Goodspeed Publishing Co.]]|date=1889|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistpjlf00good/page/134/mode/2up 134], 137|lccn=01001243|ol=24190554M|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><!-- EDITORS NOTE: This New York Times article contains multiple obituaries. Redfield is the ninth obit (toward the bottom of the page). Thank you. --><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Obituary Notes|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1889/10/22/109324106.pdf|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 22, 1889|format=PDF|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> Founded on December 20, 1880,<ref>{{Citation|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]|place=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> Redfield was incorporated by the Jefferson county court on October 18, 1898<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change incorporation date to "October 29, 1898" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. -->.<ref name="Inc." /> 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).
Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway,<ref>{{cite book |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description|url=https://archive.org/stream/pinebluffjeffers00jeffer|edition=World's Fair|publisher=Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration|date=May 1893|page=13|lccn=25000261|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Taylor|first=Clarence|date=August 3, 1962|title=Redfield—Made by a Railroad|newspaper=The Pine Bluff Commercial|location=Pine Bluff, Arkansas}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Happy Birthday, City of Redfield!|newspaper=The Redfield Update|location=Redfield, Arkansas|date=October 1, 1998}}</ref> also known as the "Arkansas Valley Route," a small [[Human settlement|settlement]] grew up around the new station named for [[president (corporate title)|company president]] Jared E. Redfield<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change the given name to "John" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. --> of [[Essex, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas|url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistpjlf00good|location=Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis|publisher=[[Goodspeed Publishing|Goodspeed Publishing Co.]]|date=1889|pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographicalhistpjlf00good/page/134/mode/2up 134], 137|lccn=01001243|ol=24190554M|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref><!-- EDITORS NOTE: This New York Times article contains multiple obituaries. Redfield is the ninth obit (toward the bottom of the page). Thank you. --><ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Obituary Notes|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1889/10/22/109324106.pdf|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 22, 1889|format=PDF|access-date=May 8, 2017}}</ref> Founded on December 20, 1880,<ref>{{Citation|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]|place=Washington, D.C.}}</ref> Redfield was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] by the Jefferson county court on October 18, 1898<!-- EDITORS NOTE: Please do not change incorporation date to "October 29, 1898" as it would be historically inaccurate. Thank you. -->.<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Not stated-->|title=Jefferson County, Arkansas, Deed Book 34|location=Pine Bluff, Arkansas|publisher=Jefferson County (Ark.) Court|date=n.d.|page=583}}</ref> 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==
==Geography==
Redfield is located at {{coord|34|26|42|N|92|10|58|W|type:city}} (34.445119, -92.182870).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.148|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.094|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.37% is water.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.148|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|3.094|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and 0.37% is water.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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===2010 census===
===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% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 2.3% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.<ref name="AFF"/>
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% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.8% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] and 2.3% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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.<ref name="AFF"/>


==Arts and culture==
==Arts and culture==
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==See also==<!-- EDITORS NOTE: This section should primarily contain lists linked to the main article which are directly related to the settlement. Thank you. -->
==See also==<!-- EDITORS NOTE: This section should primarily contain lists linked to the main article which are directly related to the settlement. Thank you. -->
* [[CenturyTel of Redfield]]
* [[CenturyTel of Redfield]]
* [[List of municipalities in Arkansas]]
* [[List of places in the United States named after people]]
* [[List of places in the United States named after people]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Arkansas]]
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==References==
==References==
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* {{Ballotpedia}}
* {{Ballotpedia}}
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* [https://www.pineblufflibrary.org/our-libraries/redfield/ Redfield Public Library] at the [[Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System]]
* {{Curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Arkansas/Localities/R/Redfield}}
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* [http://www.pineblufflibrary.org/our-libraries/redfield/ Redfield Library] at the [[Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System]]
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Latest revision as of 01:02, 19 October 2024

For people with the surname, see Redfield (surname).

Redfield, Arkansas
City
City of Redfield
Clockwise from top: The Old Redfield School, Redfield City Hall, the Dollarway Road, Redfield Gymnasium, and the Lone Star Baptist Church
Clockwise from top: The Old Redfield School, Redfield City Hall, the Dollarway Road, Redfield Gymnasium, and the Lone Star Baptist Church
Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas
Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas
Redfield is located in the United States
Redfield
Redfield
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 34°26′34″N 92°11′04″W / 34.44278°N 92.18444°W / 34.44278; -92.18444
CountryUnited States
State Arkansas
CountyJefferson
TownshipBarraque
FoundedDecember 20, 1880 (1880-12-20)
IncorporatedOctober 18, 1898 (1898-10-18)
Founded byJames K. Brodie
Named forJared E. Redfield
Government
[1]
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • MayorRoben Brooks (I)
 • CouncilCity Council
Area
[2]
 • Total
3.148 sq mi (8.15 km2)
 • Land3.094 sq mi (8.01 km2)
 • Water0.054 sq mi (0.14 km2)
Elevation
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302 ft (92 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,505
 • Density486.43/sq mi (187.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC– 06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC– 05:00 (CDT)
ZIP code
72132
Area code501
FIPS code05-58580
GNIS feature ID58477, 2404603
Highways
Major airportClinton National Airport (LIT)
Websiteredfieldar.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

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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

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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

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890400—
1900333−16.7%
1910278−16.5%
19202966.5%
193035018.2%
1940339−3.1%
1950291−14.2%
1960242−16.8%
197027714.5%
1980745169.0%
19901,08245.2%
20001,1576.9%
20101,29712.1%
20201,50516.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[15]

2020 census

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Redfield racial composition[16]
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 1,163 77.28%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 213 14.15%
Native American 5 0.33%
Asian 13 0.86%
Pacific Islander 3 0.2%
Other/Mixed 64 4.25%
Hispanic or Latino 44 2.92%

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

2010 census

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.
  12. ^ "Obituary Notes" (PDF). The New York Times. October 22, 1889. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  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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