Barraque Township, officially the Township of Barraque, is a township in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States, named after Antoine Barraqué,[2] a 19th-century landowner,[3] on what was formerly part of the Quapaw Nation. The township is located on the left bank of the Arkansas River.[1] Its population was 2,515 as of the 2020 census. The only municipality is Redfield.[4]
See also
- List of Arkansas townships
- List of place names of French origin in the United States
- List of places in the United States named after people
References
- ^ a b c 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 April 3, 2025.
External links
Media related to Barraque Township at Wikimedia Commons
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