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.[2] It has a post office with the ZIP code of 38765.[3]

Panther Burn, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Panther Burn
Panther Burn
Coordinates: 33°03′58″N 90°52′06″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountySharkey
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total115
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)662
GNIS feature ID675431[1]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 115.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020267—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
2020[6]

2020 census
Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[6] % 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,[7] which operates South Delta High School.

  • Mentioned in the film Blues Brothers 2000
  • Referred to in Alice Walker's short story, "Roselily"
  • Setting of novel The Children of Panther Burn[8]
  • Setting of Jimmy Phillips' song "Panther Burn"
  • Residence of electric blues harmonicist and singer Johnny Dyer, mother Ethel Lee Washington and family.
  • The band Tav Falco's Panther Burns named themselves after the community.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Panther Burn
  2. "Panther Burn, MS - Panther Burn, Mississippi Map & Directions - MapQuest". Mapquest.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  4. "Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  5. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  6. "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.
  7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sharkey County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  8. "Roosevelt Wright, Jr., author of The Children of Panther Burn: A Historic Fiction". Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 2022-03-05.


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