BlockDe Witt, Arkansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in La Grue Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72042. It stands on Holt Branch. The Survey maps it on the De Witt quadrangle. 3,056 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 190 feet above sea level.
On record in De Witt
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 within a mile 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
First United Methodist Churchlisted 1992 · 0.2 miles away
DeWitt Post Officelisted 1998 · 0.2 miles away
L.A. Black Rice Milling Association Inc. Officelisted 2013 · 0.2 miles away
Arkansas County Courthouse-Southern Districtlisted 1992 · 0.2 miles away
DeWitt Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2010 · 0.3 miles away
Halliburton Houselisted 1974 · 0.4 miles away
Maxwell Street Bridgelisted 2011 · 0.4 miles away
North Jackson Street Bridgelisted 2011 · 0.6 miles away
North Washington Street Bridgelisted 2014 · 0.7 miles away
Population over time
3 figuresDe Witt grew from 169 to 3,056 between 1880 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 169 | |
| 2010 | 3,292 | |
| 2020 | 3,056 | -236 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 13 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.
- 1941 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Helena quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:24000
- 1970 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:62500
- 1986 USGS De Witt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of De Witt in 2001, burning about 10 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 61 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Witt in 61 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 34 thunderstorm wind, 16 hail, 7 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | 1 killed | Several large trees downed. One tree fell on a mobile home and a woman inside was killed. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | De Witt | $100,000 | At least one home was flooded. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | $75,000 | Fallen trees blocked roads and power lines were down. Trees were also down on fences. A tree fell on a house and several were down in yards. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | $20,000 | A tree fell on a carport, which partially collapsed and landed on a vehicle. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | $20,000 | A tree was uprooted and fell on a vehicle. |
| October 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | $10,000 | Several power lines were blown down. |
| February 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | $2,000 | A couple of trees were downed in DeWitt. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | $2,000 | A couple of power poles were blown down around DeWitt. |
| September 2025 | Hail | De Witt | - | Nickel-sized hail fell in the town of De Witt. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Powerlines were blown down near De Witt. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | De Witt | - | Numerous homes flooded in De Witt. Multiple county roads flooded as well. |
| January 2023 | Flood | De Witt | - | A report was received from mPING of river or creek overflowing, or cropland, yard, basement flooding. |
| January 2023 | Flash Flood | De Witt | - | A report was received from mPING of street or road flooding, street or road closed, or vehicles stranded. |
| June 2023 | Hail | De Witt | - | Nickel sized hail fell near the town of DeWitt. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was measured from a personal weather station just northwest of De Witt. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Multiple trees and powerlines were blown down in De Witt. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | A large tree fell on a truck in De Witt. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | The wind gust was measured from a trained spotter's weather station. |
| April 2018 | Flash Flood | De Witt | - | Flash flooding occurred in De Witt. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | De Witt | - | Water was over several roads in and near town, and was getting into some homes. |
| September 2011 | Heavy Rain | De Witt | - | Nearly two inches of rain fell in one hour in De Witt. |
| September 2011 | Hail | De Witt | - | Hail ranged from the size of nickels to the size of quarters. |
| September 2011 | Hail | De Witt | - | Hail ranged from the size of quarters to the size of Ping Pong balls. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | De Witt | - | Street flooding occurred in De Witt. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Trees were blown down. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| November 2005 | Tornado (F1) | De Witt | - | Another weak tornado touched down briefly in Arkansas County, about 7 miles south of DeWitt. Winds were estimated at 75 mph. The tornado blew down some trees and tore tin off the roofs of several barns. The tornado dissipated about 2.2 miles west of DeLuce. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines about 5 miles southwest of DeWitt. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some trees and power lines. |
| April 2003 | Tornado (F0) | De Witt | - | A weak tornado touched down about 5 miles southwest of DeWitt and traveled to the northeast for approximately 3 miles before lifting. The tornado tracked over mostly open fields, so damage was not as obvious. It appeared that the tornado had a difficult time reaching the ground and skipped periodically. There was some tree damage noted, with some power line damage as well. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several large trees. |
| March 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down some trees. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a number of trees. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Thunderstorm winds downed some large tree limbs and power lines. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a restaurant. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| March 2002 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| March 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Flash Flood | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Witt | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomwall (historical) | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Monica (historical) | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Burks | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Prairie Union | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Olena | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mayview | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Van | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Sassafras (historical) | 6.5 miles | 13 |
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 Witt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q79366 | 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 48411. 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.
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.