Arkansas · Census place 0518490

De Queen, Arkansas

De Queen is a city in Sevier County, Arkansas with an estimated 6,069 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 60th largest of 185 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
6,069
#60 of 185 in Arkansas
Change since 2020
-0.2%
-15 people
Land area
6.1 sq mi
+ 0.10 sq mi water
Density
1,001 / sq mi
State median 1,001
Orange pin: De Queen. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Little Rock.

De Queen population, 2020 to 2024

De Queen lost 15 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +29. Among 68 Arkansas places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 47th; the median place changed by +2.3%. The median place of 5,000+ in Arkansas has 11,311 people, so De Queen is 54% of it.

6,08420206,05220216,02620226,04020236,0692024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 6,107. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

De Queen covers 6.06 square miles of land and 0.10 of water, for 1,001 people per square mile of land. The median Arkansas place of 5,000+ has 1,001, so De Queen is close to the typical town.

What county De Queen is in

All of De Queen's residents live in Sevier County, which had 15,735 residents in 2024. De Queen holds 38.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in De Queen

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps De Queen by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 71832. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where De Queen is

The Census internal point of De Queen is at 34.042200, -94.342100. Little Rock, the capital, is 126.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Idabel, OK (6,983 people), 29.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Shreveport, LA, 113.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
34.042200, -94.342100
DMS
34°02'31.92"N 94°20'31.56"W
UTM
15N 376117.0E 3767647.4N
Geohash
9yhctjnnj
Plus code
86672MR5+V5

Daylight in De Queen

At 34.04° N, De Queen gets about 14 h 26 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 53 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 32 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near De Queen

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Arkansas, measured between internal points. The closest is Mineral Springs, 26.7 miles away, with 1,045 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of De Queen, AR?

6,069 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 15 (0.2%) from 6,084 in July 2020.

What county is De Queen in?

Sevier County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover De Queen?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 71832.

How far is De Queen from Little Rock?

126.8 miles (204.0 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from De Queen.

What is the nearest larger city to De Queen?

Idabel, OK, with 6,983 residents, 29.0 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.