Panther Burn, Mississippi

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Panther Burn, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Panther Burn road sign, January 2022
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Coordinates: 33°03′58″N90°52′06″W / 33.06611°N 90.86833°W / 33.06611; -90.86833
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Sharkey
Area
[1]
 • Total0.64 sq mi (1.67 km2)
 • Land0.64 sq mi (1.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total115
 • Density178.85/sq mi (69.05/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 662
GNIS feature ID675431 [2]

Panther Burn is a census-designated place along U.S. Route 61 in northwestern Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. [2] [3] It has a post office with the ZIP code of 38765. [4]

Contents

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 115. [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 267—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 [7]

2020 census

Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [7] % 2020
White alone (NH)32.61%
Black or African American alone (NH)11597.39%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)00.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)00.00%
Total115100.00%

Education

It is a part of the South Delta School District, [8] which operates South Delta High School.

Panther Burn is the setting of Alice Walker's short story "Roselily", the opening story in her first short story collection, In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women. [9]

The band Tav Falco's Panther Burns, which originated in nearby Memphis, takes its name from the community. [10]

In the movie "Blues Brothers 2000", Panther Burn is at the route of their journey.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Burn
  3. ↑ "Panther Burn, MS - Panther Burn, Mississippi Map & Directions - MapQuest". Mapquest.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau .
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ White, Evelyn C. (2004). Alice Walker: A Life. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN   978-0-393-05891-8 . Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tav Falco". TavFalco.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.

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