De Queen, Arkansas

De Queen, Arkansas
City
De Queen City Hall
Location of De Queen in Sevier County, Arkansas.
Coordinates: 34°2′24″N 94°20′31″W / 34.04000°N 94.34194°W / 34.04000; -94.34194
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountySevier
Government
  MayorJeff Brown
Area
  Total
6.16 sq mi (15.96 km2)
  Land6.06 sq mi (15.70 km2)
  Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation
430 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
6,105
  Density1,007.43/sq mi (388.95/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
71832
Area code870
FIPS code05-18490
GNIS feature ID2404202
Websitecityofdequeen.com

De Queen (/ˈd kwn/ DEE-kween) is a city in 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.