Marked Tree, Arkansas

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Marked Tree is a city in Poinsett County, Arkansas in the United States, along the St. Francis River, at the mouth of the Little River. The population was 2,800 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geologically, the area marks the southern end of the New Madrid Fault.

The city got its name from a tree located on the bank of the St. Francis River until 1890 that had been slashed to mark a section of the river that was safe to cross. ^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Marked Tree is located at 35°31′48″N, 90°25′3″W (35.530035, -90.417559)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.1 km² (2.3 mi²). 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.85%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,800 people, 1,126 households, and 731 families residing in the city. The population density was 466.0/km² (1,208.8/mi²). There were 1,234 housing units at an average density of 205.4/km² (532.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.36% White, 32.07% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 1.25% from other races, and 0.93% from two or more races. 2.07% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,126 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.9% were married couples living together, 19.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 87.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,591, and the median income for a family was $30,197. Males had a median income of $26,305 versus $19,602 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,867. About 25.6% of families and 32.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 28.0% of those age 65 or over.