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DeQuincy is the northernmost city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,235 at the 2010 census. DeQuincy is part of the Lake Charles metropolitan statistical area.

DeQuincy city overview:
Name:	DeQuincy city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Calcasieu Parish
Elevation:	79 ft (24 m)
Total Area:	3.19 sq mi (8.27 km²)
Land Area:	3.19 sq mi (8.27 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	3,144
Population Density:	984.96/sq mi (380.27/km²)
Area code:	337
FIPS code:	2220575
Website:	www.dequincy.org

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History

DeQuincy was founded in 1897 as a railroad town with the Calcasieu, Vernon & Shreveport Railway Company (CV&S) having been completed and Arthur Stilwell’s Kansas City, Shreveport & Gulf Railway Company (KCS&G), that was owned by the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (KCP&G), completed in 1897.

On 8 March 1944, two Air Force aircraft from nearby Barksdale Air Force Base collided overhead killing seven people.

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Geography

DeQuincy is located in northern Calcasieu Parish at 30°27′3″N 93°26′8″W / 30.45083°N 93.43556°W / 30.45083; -93.43556 (30.450915, -93.435613). Louisiana Highways 12 and 27 pass through the center of town: LA 12 leads east 36 miles (58 km) to Kinder and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Deweyville, Texas, while LA 27 leads north 31 miles (50 km) to DeRidder and south 17 miles (27 km) to Sulphur, 9 miles (14 km) west of Lake Charles.

According to the United States Census Bureau, DeQuincy has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.2 km), all land.