Sevier County | |
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.jpg) 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 |
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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)