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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- County
- Prairie
- Named after
- "At the bend" in French
- Type
- Mayor–Council
- Mayor
- James Garth
- Total
- 2.11 sq mi (5.46 km )
- Land
- 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km )
- Water
- 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
- Elevation
- 207 ft (63 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 1,841
- Density
- 906.1/sq mi (349.83/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−06:00 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−05:00 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 05-18550
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Des Arc
- Population
- 1905
- Area
- 5.333849
- Elevation
- 61
- Official website
- desarcpd.com
- Image
- Des Arc collage.png
- Households
- 618
- Dialing code
- 870
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- postal code
- 72040
- Commons category
- Des Arc, Arkansas
- water as percent of area
- 0.3444
- P8168
- Luch
- water area
- 0.018368
- per capita income
- 23564
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Article
Des Arc (/ˈdɛz.ɑːrk/ DEZ-ark) is a city on the White River in the Arkansas Delta, United States. It is the largest city in Prairie County, Arkansas, and the county seat for the county's northern district. Incorporated in 1854, Des Arc's position on the river has shaped its culture, history, and economy, beginning as a major lumber shipping port but leaving the city vulnerable to major floods in 1927 and 1937. As river shipping declined, Des Arc was bypassed by railroads, Interstate highways, and much of the post-industrial society. Des Arc's history is preserved by seven listings on the National Register of Historic Places, and the region's history is interpreted at Lower White River Museum State Park. The city's population stopped growing in the 1980s and has been declining since, with a population of 1,905 at the 2020 census.
History