| Official Name: | Deer, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Arkansas#USA |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Newton |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 135 |
| Population Demonym: | Deerian, Deeronian |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 2028 |
| Coordinates: | 35.8239°N -93.2231°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 72628 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2805635 |
Deer is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Newton County, Arkansas, United States. Deer is located on Arkansas Highway 16, 12.5miles south of Jasper. Deer has a post office with ZIP code 72628.[1]
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 135.[2]
Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Deer/Mount Judea School District, which includes:
On July 1, 2004, the Deer School District consolidated with the Mount Judea School District to form the Deer/Mount Judea School District.[3]
| White alone (NH) | 131 | 97.04% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 1.48% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 1 | 0.74% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1 | 0.74% | |
| Total | 135 | 100.00% |
Due to its altitude, Deer is perhaps the only populated place in the central USA with a humid continental climate (Cfa) that borders on a temperate highland climate (Cfb), with average highs and lows comparable to parts of Western Oregon or Lyon, France.