Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
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| Motto: "City of Progress" | |
Interactive map of Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
Pine Bluff Location within Arkansas Pine Bluff Location within 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 |
| Founded | October 16, 1832 |
| Incorporated | January 8, 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Vivian L. Flowers (D) |
| • Council | City Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 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) | |
• Total | 41,253 |
• Estimate (2024) | 38,785 |
| • Density | 934/sq mi (360.5/km2) |
| 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 |
| Major airport | Clinton National (LIT) |
| Website | cityofpinebluff-ar |
Pine Bluff is a city in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, and its county seat. The population was 41,253 at the 2020 census, making it the tenth-most populous city in Arkansas.
Pine Bluff is situated in the southeast section of the Arkansas Delta and straddles the Arkansas Timberlands region to its west. 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. Large bodies of water include Lake Pine Bluff, Lake Langhofer (Slack Water Harbor), and the Arkansas River.