THE DEQUINCY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Flatwoods setting.
DeQuincy city has 3.19 square miles of land in Calcasieu Parish. Its Census reference point is in Flatwoods, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
DeQuincy and Calcasieu Parish
DeQuincy is associated with Calcasieu Parish in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
DeQuincy by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within DeQuincy, or 0% of its total area. It is 2.7 percentage points lower than the 2.7% recorded for Calcasieu Parish. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, DeQuincy city has 1.5 times the land area of nearby Oretta CDP (2.2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

