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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]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 267 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census
[6] 2020 [7] |
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% |
It is a part of the South Delta School District, [8] which operates South Delta High School.
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.