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Panola, Sumter County, Alabama
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. The community's name comes from the Choctaw word ponola, which means "cotton".

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010144—
202071−50.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Panola, Sumter County, Alabama – 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 2010 Pop 2020 % 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 or 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

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. The Sumter County school board voted to close the school in 2018.

Notable people

References

  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.


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