Country United States County Jefferson Named for Jared Redfield Area 7 km² Population 1,455 (2013) Area code 501 | State Arkansas Township Barraque Elevation 92 m Zip code 72132 Local time Sunday 9:37 AM | |
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Incorporated October 18, 1898; 118 years ago (1898-10-18) Weather 13°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Redfield is a city in Barraque Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas. It is situated on the Union Pacific Railway, 24.7 miles (40 km) southeast of Little Rock.
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Map of Redfield, AR 72132, USA
History
Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway, a settlement grew up around the new station named for company president Jared Redfield of Essex, Connecticut. The municipality was incorporated by the Jefferson county court on October 18, 1898. Four historic properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): Dollarway Road (1974), West James Street Overpass (1995), Lone Star Baptist Church (2005), and Redfield School Historic District (2014).
To the area now known as Redfield came Auguste Le Noir de Serville, after serving with the French in the American Revolutionary War and being wounded at Yorktown. Killed by a falling tree in 1828, de Serville was buried with honors, and his funeral was attended by political and military notables. The location of de Serville's grave is unknown.
Government
The Redfield City Council comprises the Mayor of Redfield and six aldermen. 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 services. Private citizens are welcome to attend council meetings which are held in the council chamber, Redfield City Hall, 212 North Brodie Street, on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 p.m.
Demographics
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.
Education
Redfield is served by the White Hall School District.
Highways
Redfield is on Highway 365 linking White Hall and Little Rock, as well as Highway 46, linking the city to Sheridan. It is also on Interstate 530 (via Highway 46).