Panther Burn, Mississippi
{{short description|Census-designated place in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Panther Burn, Mississippi
|settlement_type = Census-designated place
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|image_caption = Panther Burn road sign, January 2022
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|pushpin_label = Panther Burn
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|subdivision_name = United States
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|subdivision_name1 = Mississippi
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Sharkey
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|area_total_km2 = 1.67
|area_land_km2 = 1.67
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.64
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.64
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_total = 115
|population_density_km2 = 69.05
|population_density_sq_mi = 178.85
|timezone = Central (CST)
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_ft = 108
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|area_code = 662
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|blank_info = 2812742{{GNIS|2812742}}
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Panther Burn is a census-designated place along U.S. Route 61 in northwestern Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States.{{cite web|url=https://www.mapquest.com/us/ms/panther-burn-283595128|title=Panther Burn, MS - Panther Burn, Mississippi Map & Directions - MapQuest|website=Mapquest.com|language=en|access-date=2018-01-18}} It has a post office with the ZIP code of 38765.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=38765 |title=Free ZIP Code Lookup with area code, county, geocode, MSA/PMSA |access-date=2009-02-09 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615090746/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=38765 |url-status=dead }}
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 115.{{Cite web|title=Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2855160|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}
Demographics
{{stack|{{US Census population
|2020= 267
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
2020
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=2020 census=
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|+Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition !Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) !Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2855160&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}} !% 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
It is a part of the South Delta School District,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28125_sharkey/DC20SD_C28125.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2021-06-09}} 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.{{cite book |last1=White |first1=Evelyn C. |title=Alice Walker: A Life |date=2004 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=978-0-393-05891-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v_Un8p4VfcsC&dq=Alice+Walker+%22Roselily%22+%22panther+burn%22&pg=PA230 |access-date=3 August 2022 |language=en}}
The band Tav Falco's Panther Burns, which originated in nearby Memphis, takes its name from the community.{{cite web |title=Tav Falco |url=http://www.tavfalco.com/about.html |website=TavFalco.com |access-date=3 August 2022}}
See also
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References
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External links
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Category:Census-designated places in Mississippi
Category:Census-designated places in Sharkey County, Mississippi
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