Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Jennette, AR

Jennette is a small town in western Crittenden County, Arkansas, with a portion extending into neighboring St. Francis County.

Jennette was incorporated on November 20, 1987, making it one of Arkansas's more recently incorporated towns.

The 2020 census counted 118 people in 45 households in Jennette, spread over about 2.27 square miles.

Jennette is a largely African-American town whose residents are mostly families associated with farming, and it has no major businesses or industries.

The land under Jennette was swampy hardwood forest until the Edwards Fair Lumber Company of Crawfordsville cleared it early in the twentieth century, after which drainage ditches were dug to make it farmable.

Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church was established in Jennette around 1900, before the town itself existed.

A post office operated in Jennette from February 1904 until May 1927.

The origin of the name Jennette is unknown, and the name has also been spelled Jeanette, Jennettee, and Jenette.

Jennette's population peaked at 184 in the 1990 census, its first census as an incorporated town, and has stayed near 115–125 people since.

When Jennette incorporated in 1987, its boundaries took in roughly 1,300 acres, although two property owners successfully protested and remained outside the town limits.