Panther Burn, Mississippi
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]
Panther Burn, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
Panther Burn Panther Burn | |
| 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] |
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 115.[5]
Demographics
2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity | 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/Multi-Racial (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 115 | 100.00% |
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 can be of any race.
Education
It is a part of the South Delta School District,[8] which operates South Delta High School.
Popular culture
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]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ . 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.