Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas

Jefferson, also known as Jefferson Springs,[1] is an unincorporated community in the Pine Bluff metropolitan area of northwestern Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The community is situated on the Union Pacific Railway (UP), 15.5 miles (24.9 km) northwest of Pine Bluff, the county seat.[2][3] It is home to the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR).[4]

Jefferson, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
Jefferson
Location in Arkansas
Jefferson
Jefferson (the United States)
Jefferson
Jefferson (North America)
Coordinates: 34°22′50.4″N 92°09′50.5″W
Country United States
State Arkansas
CountyJefferson
TownshipJefferson
FoundedOctober 3, 1881 (1881-10-03)
Elevation
341 ft (104 m)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−05:00 (CDT)
ZIP code (s)
72079
Area code (s)501
FIPS code05-34960
GNIS feature ID77370
Highways Highway 365
Major airportClinton National (LIT)

Economy
National Center for Toxicological Research

Jefferson is home to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's NCTR and is co-located with the Office of Regulatory Affairs’ Arkansas Regional Laboratory. The Jefferson Laboratories campus sits on 496 acres (201 ha) in the midst of a beautiful pine forest.[5] NCTR is the only Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Center located outside the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. The 1,000,000 square foot (93,000 m2) research campus plays a critical role in the missions of FDA and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services to promote and protect public health.[6]

Education

Jefferson is served by the White Hall School District.[7][8]

Residents
  • W. B. Jacko, state legislator in 1885 and 1887

References
  1. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas. Chicago, Nashville and St. Louis: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1889. p. 134. LCCN 01001243. OL 24190554M – via Internet Archive.
  2. Pine Bluff and Jefferson County, Arkansas: Full Description (World's Fair ed.). Jefferson County Bureau of Agriculture, Manufactures and Immigration. May 1893. p. 13. LCCN 25000261 – via Internet Archive.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson, Jefferson County, Arkansas
  4. "About the National Center for Toxicological Research". U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  5. "NCTR Location". FDA. May 26, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  6. "National Center for Toxicological Research". FDA. December 7, 2020. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  7. "General Highway Map Jefferson County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  8. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Jefferson County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 31, 2017. Compare with the highway map.

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