Redfield

History

Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway, 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. 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).

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

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Redfield had a population of 1,505. There were 626 households, including 428 family households, in the city.

The median age was 39.0 years. About 23.7% of residents were under age 18, and 15.0% were age 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.3 males age 18 and over.

Of the 626 households, 34.2% had children under age 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.9% were married-couple households, 16.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 31.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was age 65 or older.

There were 673 housing units, of which 7.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%, and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

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.

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.

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 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 school district 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 (via Highway 46).