Sevier County
Also known as Sevier County, Arkansas, Sevier County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- October 17, 1828
- Named after
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier
- Seat
- De Queen
- Largest city
- De Queen
- Total
- 581 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Land
- 565 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Water
- 16 sq mi (41 km ) 2.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,758
- Density
- 28.0/sq mi (10.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Sevier County Library in De Queen
Sevier County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,839. The county seat is De Queen. Sevier County is Arkansas's 16th county, formed on October 17, 1828, 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).