Town of Marble City (often simply called Marble) is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Marble City had a population of 186.
thumb|alt=text|Citizen's State Bank in Marble City, October 1979
History
The area around what is now the Town of Marble City was considered part of Lovely County, Arkansas Territory until 1829. In that year, the Federal Government began moving the Western Cherokees from other parts of Arkansas Territory into this area, then called Nicksville. Non-Indian settlers were ordered to vacate, and the Arkansas Territorial Legislature ended its claim to the land. Dwight Mission took over Nicksville. The area became part of Indian Territory.
A post office named Kidron was established in this area in 1835, to serve the Cherokee settlers in this area. The office moved to another location in 1858, where it was named Marble Salt Works. Another Kidron post office opened near Dwight Mission in 1859, but was discontinued in 1869. In 1869, the Post Office opened a new location named Kedron. By 1895, when commercial-scale quarrying of marble began in this area, the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad (later known as the Kansas City Southern Railway) laid tracks through the area, the Kedron post office moved closer to the railroad and a marble quarry, and was renamed as Marble. The name was chosen because of its proximity to Oklahoma's only true marble outcrops. Commercial quarrying began there in 1895. The Ozark Marble Company operated the quarry from 1906 to 1914, producing material for building construction.
The town's marble industry flourished until about 1916. The town shrunk, but regrew in the 1950s until experiencing another shrinkage in the 1960s when automobiles increased in popularity in the rural area. Drug epidemics increased in the 1980s and by 2015 every business in town had shut down. In 2025, the town has several churches, a Cherokee Nation community center, and Marble City Public Schools which serves pre-K thru 8th grade.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Marble City had a population of 186. The median age was 36.8 years. 29.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.5 males age 18 and over.
There were 68 households in Marble City, of which 44.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.6% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 60 || 32.3%
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| Black or African American || 1 || 0.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 105 || 56.5%
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| Asian || 0 || 0.0%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 2 || 1.1%
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| Two or more races || 18 || 9.7%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 8 || 4.3%
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2000 census
As of the census