City of Des Arc
Des Arc 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.
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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 122920
- FIPS state
- 05
- FIPS county
- 117
- FIPS place
- 18550
- Census record name
- CITY OF DES ARC
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 389, DES ARC 72040