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Panther Burn, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Panther Burn, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Panther Burn, Mississippi
Panther Burn, Mississippi
Location in Mississippi
Panther Burn, Mississippi is located in the United States
Panther Burn, Mississippi
Panther Burn, Mississippi
Location in the United States
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(s) 662
GNIS feature ID 675431

Panther Burn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located along U.S. Route 61 in northwestern Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 38765.

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
2020 267 —
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

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 % 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, 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.

The band Tav Falco's Panther Burns, which originated in nearby Memphis, takes its name from the community.

In the movie "Blues Brothers 2000", Panther Burn is at the route of their journey.

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