De Queen, Arkansas
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.
De Queen, Arkansas | |
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City | |
De Queen City Hall | |
Location of De Queen in Sevier County, Arkansas. | |
| Coordinates: 34°2′24″N 94°20′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Sevier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeff Brown |
| 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 (2020) | |
| • 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 |
| Area code | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-18490 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404202 |
| Website | cityofdequeen |
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