Barraque Township
Township in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
Barraque Township is a township in Jefferson County, Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.[1] It is named after Antoine Barraque,[2] a 19th-century landowner.[3] Its population was 2,515 as of the 2020 census. The only city is Redfield.[4]
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barraque Township
- ^ "Funeral of J. S. Barraque". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. Vol. XX, no. 139. November 4, 1914. p. 5. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
Barraque township of Jefferson county and Barraque street of Pine Bluff are named after the family of decendent.
- ^ Branner, John C. (February 1899). "Some Old French Place Names in the State of Arkansas" (PDF). Modern Language Notes. xiv (2). Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press: 35. JSTOR 2917686. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
External links
Media related to Barraque Township at Wikimedia Commons
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Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Pine Bluff
- Altheimer
- Humphrey‡
- Pine Bluff
- Redfield
- White Hall
- Sherrill
- Wabbaseka
communities
- Barraque
- Bogy
- Bolivar
- Dudley Lake
- Dunnington
- Jefferson
- Melton
- Niven
- Old River
- Pastoria
- Plum Bayou
- Richland
- Roberts
- Spring
- Talladega
- Vaugine
- Victoria
- Villemont
- Washington
- Whiteville
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Geography
34°25′N 92°9′W / 34.417°N 92.150°W / 34.417; -92.150
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