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De Queen, Arkansas
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De Queen City Hall
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Location of De Queen in Sevier County, Arkansas.
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| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Sevier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.16 sq mi (15.96 km2) |
| • Land | 6.06 sq mi (15.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2) |
| Elevation | 430 ft (130 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 6,105 |
| • Density | 1,007.43/sq mi (388.95/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
71832
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| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-18490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404202 |
De Queen (/diː kwiːn/ DEE-kween) is a city and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,629 at the 2010 census. The placename is the anglicization of the family name of the Dutch merchant and railway financier, Jan de Goeijen (1861–1944). De Goeijen was reportedly rather unhappy with the deformation of his name.
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Geography
De Queen is located at 34°2′24″N 94°20′31″W / 34.04000°N 94.34194°W (34.039994, −94.341964).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.7 square miles (15 km2), of which 5.6 square miles (15 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (1.23%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,200 | — | |
| 1910 | 2,018 | 68.2% | |
| 1920 | 2,517 | 24.7% | |
| 1930 | 2,938 | 16.7% | |
| 1940 | 3,055 | 4.0% | |
| 1950 | 3,015 | −1.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,859 | −5.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,863 | 35.1% | |
| 1980 | 4,594 | 18.9% | |
| 1990 | 4,633 | 0.8% | |
| 2000 | 5,765 | 24.4% | |
| 2010 | 6,629 | 15.0% | |
| 2020 | 6,105 | −7.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2014 Estimate |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,720 | 28.17% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 279 | 4.57% |
| Native American | 80 | 1.31% |
| Asian | 38 | 0.62% |
| Pacific Islander | 239 | 3.91% |
| Other/Mixed | 208 | 3.41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,541 | 58.0% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 6,105 people, 1,865 households, and 1,380 families residing in the city.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,629 people in De Queen. The median age was 29. The ethnic and racial composition of the population was 36.7% non-Hispanic white, 5.6% non-Hispanic black, 2.3% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 35.1% reporting some other race and 4.2% reporting two or more races. 53.5% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, De Queen has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
| Climate data for De Queen, Arkansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 83 (28) |
88 (31) |
98 (37) |
94 (34) |
96 (36) |
106 (41) |
108 (42) |
114 (46) |
108 (42) |
104 (40) |
88 (31) |
82 (28) |
114 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 53.5 (11.9) |
58.0 (14.4) |
65.8 (18.8) |
73.6 (23.1) |
80.5 (26.9) |
87.9 (31.1) |
91.9 (33.3) |
92.8 (33.8) |
86.5 (30.3) |
75.8 (24.3) |
64.1 (17.8) |
55.4 (13.0) |
73.8 (23.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 41.8 (5.4) |
45.7 (7.6) |
53.3 (11.8) |
60.9 (16.1) |
69.4 (20.8) |
77.4 (25.2) |
81.2 (27.3) |
81.2 (27.3) |
74.6 (23.7) |
63.1 (17.3) |
51.9 (11.1) |
44.1 (6.7) |
62.1 (16.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 30.1 (−1.1) |
33.4 (0.8) |
40.7 (4.8) |
48.2 (9.0) |
58.4 (14.7) |
66.9 (19.4) |
70.5 (21.4) |
69.6 (20.9) |
62.6 (17.0) |
50.4 (10.2) |
39.7 (4.3) |
32.9 (0.5) |
50.3 (10.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −5 (−21) |
−14 (−26) |
8 (−13) |
25 (−4) |
32 (0) |
46 (8) |
52 (11) |
50 (10) |
34 (1) |
20 (−7) |
8 (−13) |
−5 (−21) |
−14 (−26) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.12 (105) |
4.15 (105) |
5.03 (128) |
5.85 (149) |
6.25 (159) |
4.37 (111) |
3.44 (87) |
3.34 (85) |
4.05 (103) |
4.66 (118) |
4.44 (113) |
5.25 (133) |
54.95 (1,396) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.1 (2.8) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.2 (0.51) |
2.5 (6.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 91.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Transportation
De Queen is served by US Route 70, US Route 71, and Arkansas State Highway 41.
Intercity bus service is available from Jefferson Lines.
De Queen has freight rail service through the De Queen and Eastern Railroad.
The J Lynn Helms Sevier County Airport (FAA ID: KDEQ), three miles west of town, has a 5001’ x 75’ paved runway.
Education
De Queen hosts a campus of the Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas. The college also provides non-credit coursework in adult education: GED classes, ESL training, test preparation, and computer literacy.
The DeQueen School District operates area public schools.
Historic places
De Queen has multiple locations on the National Register, including:
- Bishop Brookes House
- DeQueen & Eastern Railroad Machine Shop
- DeQueen Commercial Historic District
- First Presbyterian Church
- Hayes Hardware Store
- Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House
- Tres Agaves
Notable people
- J. Oscar Humphrey, Arkansas State Auditor from 1929 to 1935 and 1937 to 1956
- Collin Raye, country music singer.
- Wes Watkins, Oklahoma politician lived for a time in De Queen as a child.
- Otis Wingo, member of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th congressional district, practiced law in De Queen before his congressional career.
See also
In Spanish: De Queen (Arkansas) para niños
