Panther Burn, Mississippi

Panther Burn, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Panther Burn is located in Mississippi
Panther Burn
Panther Burn
Panther Burn is located in the United States
Panther Burn
Panther Burn
Coordinates: 33°03′58″N 90°52′06″W / 33.06611°N 90.86833°W / 33.06611; -90.86833
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountySharkey
Area
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 • 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 zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code662
GNIS feature ID675431[2]

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

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

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020267—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census

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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) 3 2.61%
Black or African American alone (NH) 115 97.39%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 0.00%
Total 115 100.00%

Education

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

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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.

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  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. ^ a b "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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