Panola, Sumter County, Alabama

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|population_total = 71

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Panola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 144. Panola is {{convert|6|mi|km}} north-northeast of Geiger. Panola has a post office with ZIP code 35477.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code|access-date=February 15, 2012|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}} The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".{{cite book |last=Read |first=William A. |date=1984 |title=Indian Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=51 |isbn=0-8173-0231-X }}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2010= 144

|2020= 71

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}

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=2020 census=

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|+Panola, Sumter County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Rac – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Panola CDP, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0157912&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Rac – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Panola CDP, Alabama|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0157912&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2

|2.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.82%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|141

|style='background: #ffffe6; |65

|97.92%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |91.55%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Asian alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Some Other Race alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.23%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.41%

Total

|144

|style='background: #ffffe6; |71

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 71 people living in the CDP.

Education

Sumter County School District operates public schools, including Sumter Central High School.

North Sumter Junior High School was previously in operation near, but not in, the Panola CDP."[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st01_al/place/p0157912_panola/DC10BLK_P0157912_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Panola CDP, AL]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 15, 2019."[https://web.archive.org/web/20121114092753/http://www.sumter.k12.al.us/Schools.html Schools]." Sumter County School District. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2019. "Panola Parkway Hwy 34 Panola, Alabama 35477" The Sumter County school board voted to close the school in 2018.{{cite web|author=Robinson, Perry|url=https://www.wtok.com/content/news/Board-of-Education-votes-to-close-North-Sumter-Junior-High-School-479331363.html|title=Board votes to close North Sumter Junior High School|publisher=WTOK|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=January 15, 2019}}

Notable people

Bill Bruton (1925 – 1995), Major League Baseball center fielder who was the National League stolen base champion in 1953, 1954, and 1955
Boston Blackie (1943 – 1993), Chicago blues musician

References

Category:Census-designated places in Sumter County, Alabama

Category:Census-designated places in Alabama

Category:Alabama placenames of Native American origin