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Welcome to Sevier County ...

Time Zone: Sevier County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of De Queen is the Seat for Sevier County.

Sevier County was founded in 1828 and was created by taking area from Hempstead County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Sevier had a population of 17,007 people. This is a decrease of 0.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,151 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sevier represented 0.59% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Sevier County:

  • Ben Lomond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • De Queen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gillham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Gillham is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Horatio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <2>
  • Lockesburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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