Sevier County, Arkansas

Sevier County
Sevier County
County
	The Sevier County Courthouse is located in De Queen
	Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
	Arkansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°00′N 94°15′W / 34°N 94.25°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	October 17, 1828
Named for	Ambrose Hundley Sevier
Seat	De Queen
Largest city	De Queen
Area
• Total	581 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Land	565 sq mi (1,460 km2)
• Water	16 sq mi (40 km2) 2.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	15,839
• Density	27/sq mi (11/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th

Sevier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,839.^[1] The county seat is De Queen.^[2] Sevier County is Arkansas's 16th county, formed on October 17, 1828,^[3] and named for Ambrose Sevier, U.S. Senator from Arkansas. On November 3, 2020, voters in Sevier County, AR approved alcohol sales by a vote of 3,499 (67.31 percent) to 1,699 (32.69 percent).

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Sevier County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Strickland, Rex W. (March 1941). "Miller County, Arkansas Territory: The Frontier That Men Forgot". Chronicles of Oklahoma. 19 (1). Oklahoma Historical Society: 43. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012. (footnote 17)

[1] "Census - Geography Profile: Sevier County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Strickland, Rex W. (March 1941). "Miller County, Arkansas Territory: The Frontier That Men Forgot". Chronicles of Oklahoma. 19 (1). Oklahoma Historical Society: 43. Archived from the original on July 28, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2012. (footnote 17)

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