[4] In 1896, The Commercial Appeal reported that around eight years prior, the town had been a place where "no negroes were allowed to live in Marked Tree, and a delegation of citizens was organized to drive them out.

"[5] Marked Tree is located on the St. Francis River at the intersection of US Route 63 and Arkansas Highways 140, 149, and 308.

The south end of the Marked Tree Floodway lies just west of the city.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,286 people, 922 households, and 585 families residing in the city.

Public education for early childhood, elementary, and secondary-school students is provided by the Marked Tree School District.

The first school for Blacks was built in 1938, and was named George Washington Carver from 1952 until it was closed in 1966.