Panther Burn is a census-designated place along U.S. Route 61 in northwestern Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States.[2][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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020267
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census

Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
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 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 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,[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]

See also

References

Media related to Panther Burn, Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons



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