[4] Arkansas City Commercial District, located at Desoto Avenue and Sprague Street, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It had a natural harbor for steamboats and two railways, as well as fourteen saloons and three sawmills.

The building was also used as an unofficial "town hall"; at other times it became a ballroom, and citizens danced to music of groups from Memphis, Tennessee.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 376 people, 174 households, and 140 families residing in the city.

The racial makeup of the town was 55.01% White, 43.80% Black or African American, and 1.19% from two or more races.

[13] After the acquisition, the McGehee district continued to operate the Arkansas City campus as a K-6 school.

[14] By October 2005 the district no longer operated the Arkansas City facility.