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.'' Redfield, officially the City of Redfield, is a small

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in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Located about southeast of

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, the city is part of the

Pine Bluff, Arkansas Pine Bluff, officially the City of Pine Bluff, is the List of municipalities in Arkansas, tenth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, Jefferson County. The population of the city wa ...

, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,505 in the 2020 census. What is now Redfield was formerly part of the

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. Founded in 1880 by James K. Brodie, a

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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

Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway, also known as the "Arkansas Valley Route," a small

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grew up around the new station named for

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Jared E. Redfield of

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. Founded on December 20, 1880, Redfield was incorporated by the Jefferson county court on October 18, 1898. Six local properties have been added to the

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(NRHP):

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(1974), West James Street Overpass (1995), Lone Star Baptist Church (2005),

Redfield School Historic District The Redfield School Historic District is an historic district that encompasses the Depression-era school complex at 101 School Street in Redfield, Arkansas. It is owned and managed by the nonprofit Friends of Redfield School Historic District. ...

(2014), and Redfield Commercial Historic District (2023).

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.37% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

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%

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, 4.8%

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, 0.1% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0%

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, 0.6% from other races and 2.3% from two or more races. 1.8% of the population were

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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.

Arts and culture

The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the public library, an about library building, which opened in 1999.Redfield Public Library
" Pine Bluff-Jefferson County Library System. Retrieved on August 2, 2017.

Government

The Redfield City Council comprises the mayor of Redfield and six

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. The

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determines the strategic direction and policies for the municipality and the

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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. The

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manages two secondary schools ( White Hall High School and White Hall Middle School) and four elementary schools. The M. A. Hardin Elementary School is located in Redfield.

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 Interstate 530 (I-530) in Arkansas is a spur route of the Interstate highway system, traveling from Pine Bluff north-northwest to Little Rock at an interchange of I-30 and I-440." rkansasState Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHT ...

(via Highway 46).

References

External links

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Redfield Public Library
at the Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System {{DEFAULTSORT:Redfield, Arkansas Cities in Arkansas Cities in Jefferson County, Arkansas Cities in Pine Bluff metropolitan area 1880 establishments in Arkansas Barraque Township Planned communities in Arkansas Populated places established in 1880 Railway towns in Arkansas