Panther Burn, Mississippi
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Panther Burn, Mississippi | |
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Coordinates: 33°03′58″N 90°52′06″W / 33.06611°N 90.86833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Mississippi |
County | Sharkey |
Area | |
• Total | 0.64 sq mi (1.67 km2) |
• Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.67 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 115 |
• Density | 178.85/sq mi (69.05/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 662 |
GNIS feature ID | 675431[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
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 267 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] 2020[7] |
2020 census
[edit]Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[7] | % 2020 |
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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
[edit]It is a part of the South Delta School District,[8] which operates South Delta High School.
Popular culture
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Burn
- ^ "Panther Burn, MS - Panther Burn, Mississippi Map & Directions - MapQuest". Mapquest.com. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- ^ "Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ^ White, Evelyn C. (2004). Alice Walker: A Life. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-05891-8. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Tav Falco". TavFalco.com. Retrieved August 3, 2022.