For people with the surname, see Redfield (surname).
| Redfield, Arkansas | |
| Official Name: | City of Redfield |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Redfield |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 34.4428°N -92.1844°W |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Founder: | James Brodie |
| Named For: | Jared Redfield |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Name: | Roben Brooks |
| Leader Name1: | City Council |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.15 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.148 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.094 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.14 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.054 |
| Elevation Ft: | 299 |
| Population Total: | 1505 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 486.43 |
| Population Density Km2: | 187.84 |
| Utc Offset: | −06:00 |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −05:00 |
| Postal Code: | 72132 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | , |
| Blank3 Name: | Major airport |
| Blank3 Info: | Clinton National Airport (LIT) |
Redfield, officially the City of Redfield, is a small city in northwest Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. Located about 23miles southeast of Little Rock on the Union Pacific Railway (UP),[3] the city is part of the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,505 in the 2020 census.[4] What is now Redfield was formerly part of the historical territories of the Quapaw Nation.[5] Incorporated in 1898,[6] the city is home to two U.S. historic preservation districts.
Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway,[7] [8] [9] also known as the "Arkansas Valley Route," a small settlement grew up around the new station named for company president Jared Redfield of Essex, Connecticut.[10] [11] 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 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).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.148sqmi, of which, 3.094sqmi of it is land and 0.37% is water.
| 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 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.[3]
The Pine Bluff and Jefferson County Library System operates the public library, an about 5500square feet library building, which opened in 1999.[13]
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.
Public education in northwest Jefferson county is administered by the White Hall School District.[14] The school district manages two secondary schools (White Hall High School and White Hall Middle School) and four elementary schools.[15] The M. A. Hardin Elementary School is located in Redfield.[16]
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).[17]