Panola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 144. Panola is north-northeast of Geiger. Panola has a post office with ZIP code 35477. The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".
Demographics
Panola was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
2020 census +Panola, Sumter County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010% 2010White alone (NH)322.08%2.82%Black or African American alone (NH)1416597.92%91.55%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Asian alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)030.00%4.23%Hispanic or Latino (any race)010.00%1.41%Total14471100.00%100.00%
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 71 people living in the CDP.
Education Sumter County School District operates public schools, including Sumter Central High School.
North Sumter Junior High School was previously in operation near, but not in, the Panola CDP."2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Panola CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 15, 2019."Schools." Sumter County School District. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2019. "Panola Parkway Hwy 34 Panola, Alabama 35477" The Sumter County school board voted to close the school in 2018.
Notable people Boston Blackie (1943 – 1993), Chicago blues musician Bill Bruton (1925 – 1995), Major League Baseball center fielder
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