Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
City
	City of Pine Bluff
	Downtown Pine Bluff
	Seal
	Motto: "City of Progress"
	Location in Jefferson County and Arkansas
	Pine Bluff Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 34°13′42.4″N 92°00′11.5″W / 34.228444°N 92.003194°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Jefferson
Township	Vaugine
Incorporated	January 8, 1839
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Shirley Washington (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	220 ft (67 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	78006, 2404520
Major airport	Clinton National (LIT)
Website	cityofpinebluff-ar.gov

Pine Bluff is the 10th most populous city in the US state of Arkansas and the county seat of Jefferson County.^[2] 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.^[3]

The city is situated in the Southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.
^ "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.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-1] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[:0-3] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

[4] "Ecoregions of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain" (PDF). Retrieved October 7, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Arkansas Lakes and Rivers". Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

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