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Arkansas Facts: Jefferson County Facts: Seat: Pine BluffEstablished: 1829 Formed from: Arkansas, Pulaski
Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: JEFFERSON, a county in the S. E. central part of Arkansas, contains about 1290 square miles. It is intersected by Arkansas river. The surface is nearly level or undulating. Cotton and Indian corn are the chief productions. In 1850 there were raised 4273 bales of cotton; 191,829 bushels of corn, and 26,178 pounds of butter were made. It contained 5 saw mills, 1 tannery; 10 churches, 1 newspaper office, 234 pupils attending public schools, and 25 attending an academy. The Arkansas is navigated by steamboats through this county. Capital, Pine Bluff. Population, 5834, of whom 3213 were free, and 2621, slaves. |