De Queen, Arkansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1986. It stands in De Queen East Township. It lies in ZIP code area 71832. It stands on Little Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the De Queen quadrangle. 6,105 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 420 feet above sea level.
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On record in De Queen
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Population over time
2 figuresDe Queen grew from 1,200 to 6,105 between 1900 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1,200 | |
| 2020 | 6,105 |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1913 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Mcalester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mc Alester quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS McAlester quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS De Queen quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
77 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 77 fires within 5 miles of De Queen between 1997 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 30 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 26 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of De Queen: 23 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Calcium, Copper, Lead, Zinc. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| No Name | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Petty Prospect | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Rolling Fork Pit & Plant | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| Dequeen Sand & Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
60 of 97 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Queen in 97 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 58 thunderstorm wind, 29 hail, 6 flash flood, 3 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | $2,000,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. Twenty eight (28) homes damaged. A chicken house was destroyed and 30 thousand chickens were contaminated resulting in their destruction. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | $200,000 | Widespread wind damage was reported in Sevier County, Arkansas as well as in the city of DeQueen, Arkansas. Some damage was reported to homes, mainly from fallen trees. Numerous other trees were snapped and uprooted across the county as well. |
| August 2010 | Lightning | De Queen | $100,000 | Fire destroyed a home on Mountain View Road near De Queen Lake in De Queen, Ark., Monday evening. It was determined that the fire was started by a lightning strike from thunderstorms in the evening. There were no injuries reported from the fire but the house was a total loss. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | De Queen | $40,000 | Lightning struck the fire department's radio tower in De Queen, Arkansas. The electricity from the strike followed the wiring into the wall resulting in a fire inside the local fire department. Moderate damage was reported. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | $22,000 | Trees downed in town and minor roof damage as well. A tree also fell on top of an automobile. No reports of injuries. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | $5,000 | Estimated wind gust by a Trained Spotter in DeQueen, Arkansas. A large tree fell on Courthouse causing minor damage. |
| April 1996 | Lightning | De Queen | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were blown down on East Red Bridge Road just to the southeast of Highway 41. |
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were blown down on Johnson Bridge Road just off of Highway 70 W just west of De Queen. |
| March 2023 | Hail | De Queen | - | Penny size hail reported via m-PING. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Several trees and power lines downed in and around De Queen. |
| March 2023 | Hail | De Queen | - | Nickel size hail reported via social media. |
| June 2023 | Hail | De Queen | - | Quarter size hail reported at the Sevier County Sheriff's Office in De Queen. |
| September 2023 | Hail | De Queen | - | Quarter size hail reported along Collin Raye Drive in De Queen. |
| June 2022 | Hail | De Queen | - | Penny size hail fell across the northern sections of De Queen. |
| April 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A 60 mph wind gust was estimated in De Queen. |
| April 2021 | Hail | De Queen | - | Quarter size hail fell on the southeast side of De Queen. |
| May 2021 | Hail | De Queen | - | Quarter size hail fell in De Queen. Report from mPING. |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A large limb fell from a tree, which broke a window of a home in De Queen. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A tree was blown down onto a home on Vandervoort Avenue. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | The EZ Mart at the intersection of Highways 70 and 71 had the gas pump awning torn off and destroyed. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A tree was blown down along Highway 71 near De Queen. |
| April 2020 | Hail | De Queen | - | Quarter size hail fell in De Queen. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Power lines were downed in De Queen. |
| March 2019 | Flash Flood | De Queen | - | High water across Circle Drive. Three inches of rain was measured by the public and reported via social media. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed in De Queen. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were blown down in De Queen. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A tree fell on a car in Northwest Dequeen. The Dequeen Helms Sevier County Airport recorded a wind gusts to 44 mph at 510 pm. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A tree was blown down on Vandervoort Drive in Dequeen. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Several trees were downed on North 9th Street in DeQueen. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A large tree fell onto a power line in De Queen, resulting in a power outage to several homes in the city. |
| April 2016 | Hail | De Queen | - | Hail slightly larger than golfballs fell in Dequeen. |
| April 2016 | Hail | De Queen | - | Golfball size hail fell in Dequeen. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Numerous trees were blown down in Dequeen. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 mph. Several trees were downed inside De Queen, Arkansas. |
| January 2015 | Flash Flood | De Queen | - | High water closed many city streets in De Queen, Arkansas. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed across the county. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed by old Hwy. 70E and Old Dierks Highway. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts in De Queen, Arkansas. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Several trees were downed across Hwy. 70, 41 South and 24. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A tree was downed in De Queen, Arkansas. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Gust was estimated by a Trained Spotter in De Queen, Arkansas. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed across many roads in and around De Queen, Arkansas. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Powerlines were downed and trees uprooted on Crosstrails Road. |
| April 2014 | Hail | De Queen | - | Hail was reported just west of De Queen, Arkansas. |
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A few trees were downed just west of De Queen, Arkansas. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Numerous trees were reported down across the entire county. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Six to seven trees were downed on the west side of Dequeen, Arkansas. |
| December 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Numerous trees and powerlines were downed throughout the entire county. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Winds estimated by a trained spotter in DeQueen, Arkansas. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A large tree was downed blocking Gilson Avenue. Several other trees were also reported down across the county. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed in the city of De Queen, Arkansas. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A measured 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Dequeen, Arkansas ASOS located at the Dequeen Airport. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Several trees were downed at FM. 329. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | A tree was blown down onto a utility pole which caught on fire. |
| July 2010 | Hail | De Queen | - | Hail report came from the general public near a grocery store. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | De Queen | - | A few roads were underwater across the southern portion of the county. |
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed in town. |
| June 2008 | Hail | De Queen | - | Hail was reported at a convenience store on the west side of town. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Queen | - | Trees were downed on Red Bridge Road. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Process City | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Union | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Avon | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Chapel Hill | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Grove | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Wade | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Cross Trails (historical) | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Red Wing | 5.2 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on De Queen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79410 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 66997. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








