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c. 1930
The Sevier, De Queen, Arkansas (88165), c. 1930
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Hayes Hardware Store
The Hayes Hardware Store is a historic commercial building at 314 DeQueen Street in downtown De Queen, Arkansas. It is a brick 1+1⁄2-story structure, sharing party walls with adjoining buildings on either side.
About De Queen
City in Arkansas, United StatesDe Queen ( DEE-kween) is a city in and the county seat of Sevier County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 6,105 at the 2020 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.
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Housing in De Queen
The typical De Queen home is worth about $187,000, up 8.9% in a year, 18% below the Arkansas typical home.
Safety in De Queen
Safety Grade C
De Queen reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 67% report less. Within Arkansas, it does better than 60% of towns.
Work & commute in De Queen
Full picture →48% of De Queen’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Hochatown (6%), Nashville (3%) and Little Rock (2%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Health in De Queen
Health Grade D−
Healthier than 4% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Arkansas
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 13 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in De Queen
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
Climate in De Queen
Full climate →De Queen has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 3 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in De Queen
All De Queen schools →School Grade B
The public schools De Queen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.
De Queen is a college town
Colleges →of De Queen’s residents are enrolled in college. Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas has about 1,062 students on campus.
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