Panola, Sumter County, Alabama

Coordinates: 32°57′02″N 88°16′08″W / 32.95056°N 88.26889°W / 32.95056; -88.26889
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Panola, Alabama
Panola, Alabama is located in Alabama
Panola, Alabama
Panola, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°57′02″N 88°16′08″W / 32.95056°N 88.26889°W / 32.95056; -88.26889
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountySumter
Area
 • Total0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Land0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
180 ft (50 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total71
 • Density98.89/sq mi (38.20/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
35477
Area code(s)205, 659
GNIS feature ID124400[2]

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 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Geiger. Panola has a post office with ZIP code 35477.[3] The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".[4]

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010144
202071−50.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

2020 census[edit]

Panola, Sumter County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
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 Pop 2010[6] Pop 2020[7] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 3 2 2.08% 2.82%
Black or African American alone (NH) 141 65 97.92% 91.55%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 0 3 0.00% 4.23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0 1 0.00% 1.41%
Total 144 71 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 71 people living in the CDP.

Education[edit]

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.[8][9] The Sumter County school board voted to close the school in 2018.[10]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Panola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS – Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  4. ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 51. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  6. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Rac – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Panola CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Rac – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Panola CDP, Alabama". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Panola CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 15, 2019.
  9. ^ "Schools." Sumter County School District. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2019. "Panola Parkway Hwy 34 Panola, Alabama 35477"
  10. ^ Robinson, Perry (April 10, 2018). "Board votes to close North Sumter Junior High School". WTOK. Retrieved January 15, 2019.