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Population (year 2000): 5,765. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,953 (+3.3% change)
Males: 2,837 (49.2%), Females: 2,928 (50.8%)
Sevier County
Zip code:
71832
Median resident age: 30.0 years
Median household income: $25,707 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,000 (year 2000)
Races in De Queen:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.4%)
- Hispanic (38.6%)
- Other race (23.1%)
- Black (6.1%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (10.9%), Irish (6.2%),
English (6.0%), German (4.6%), Dutch (1.0%).
Elevation: 422 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in De Queen
- High school or higher: 54.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in De Queen city
- Never married: 26.3%
- Now married: 51.3%
- Separated: 3.7%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 9.7%
25.8% Foreign born (25.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,094 (+23.4%).
Hospital/medical center in De Queen:
- DE QUEEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (1306 WEST
COLLIN RAYE DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near De Queen:
- LITTLE RIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
ASHDOWN, AR)
- HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; NASHVILLE,
AR)
- MCCURTAIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 36 miles; IDABEL,
OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De
Queen:
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 48 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
- COX FLD (about 82 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
- FORT SMITH REGIONAL (about 89 miles; FORT SMITH, AR;
ID: FSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to De Queen:
- J LYNN HELMS SEVIER COUNTY (about 3 miles; DE QUEEN,
AR; ID: DEQ)
- BROKEN BOW (about 29 miles; BROKEN BOW, OK; ID: 90F)
- MENA INTERMOUNTAIN MUNICIPAL (about 36 miles; MENA,
AR; ID: M39)
College/University in De Queen:
- COSSATOT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 436; Location: 183 HWY 399; Public; Website:
www.cossatot.ctc.tec.ar.us)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
De Queen:
- WESTARK COLLEGE (about 80 miles; FT SMITH, AR;
Full-time enrollment: 3,472)
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles;
ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 96
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 112 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles;
RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 4,450)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 120 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 122 miles;
COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
Public high school in De Queen:
- DEQUEEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location:
1803 W. COULTER DRIVE; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in De Queen:
- DEQUEEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 698;
Location: 233 TREATING PLANT ROAD; Grades: 03 - 06)
- DEQUEEN PRIMARY (Students: 535; Location: 235
TREATING PLANT ROAD; Grades: KG - 02)
- DEQUEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 421;
Location: 1803 W. COULTER DRIVE; Grades: 07 - 09)
Private primary/middle school in De Queen:
- DEQUEEN SDA SCHOOL (Students: 19; Location:
1446 RED BRIDGE RD; Grades: PK - 8)
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