Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
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| City of Pine Bluff | |
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 Seal | |
| Motto: "City of Progress" | |
 Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas | |
  Pine Bluff Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°13′42″N 92°00′00″W / 34.22833°N 92.00000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Arkansas |
| County | Jefferson |
| Township | Vaugine |
| Incorporated | January 8, 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | (D) |
| • Council | Pine Bluff City Council |
| Area | |
• City | 46.38 sq mi (120.12 km2) |
| • Land | 44.18 sq mi (114.43 km2) |
| • Water | 2.20 sq mi (5.69 km2) |
| Elevation | 226 ft (69 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 41,253 |
| • Density | 933.71/sq mi (360.50/km2) |
| • Metro | 100,258 |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 71601, 71602, 71603 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-55310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404520[2] |
| Major airport | Clinton National (LIT) |
| Website | cityofpinebluff-ar |
Pine Bluff is the tenth-most populous city in the US state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County.[3] It is the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. The population of the city was 41,253 in the 2020 census.[4]
The city is situated in the Southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west.[5] Its topography is flat with wide expanses of farmland, similar to other places in the Delta Lowlands. Pine Bluff has numerous creeks, streams, and bayous, including Bayou Bartholomew, the longest bayou in the world and the second most ecologically diverse stream in the United States.[6] Large bodies of water include Lake Pine Bluff, Lake Langhofer (Slack Water Harbor), and the Arkansas River.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
- ^ "Ecoregions of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Arkansas Lakes and Rivers". Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2010.