Panther Burn is a census-designated place along U.S. Route 61 in northwestern Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code of 38765.
Per the 2020 Census, the population was 267.
Demographics
Panther Burn was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Panther Burn CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)32.61%Black or African American alone (NH)11597.39%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)00.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)00.00%Total115100.00%
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.
Notable people Henry Speller, artist and blues musician
See also
List of census-designated places in Mississippi
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