Panola, Alabama
Census-designated place
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
[1]
 • 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 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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202071—
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 144 people living in the CDP. The racial makeup of the CDP was 100% Black or African American

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.[6][7] The Sumter County school board voted to close the school in 2018.[8]

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. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Panola CDP, AL." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 15, 2019.
  7. ^ "Schools." Sumter County School District. November 14, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2019. "Panola Parkway Hwy 34 Panola, Alabama 35477"
  8. ^ Robinson, Perry (April 10, 2018). "Board votes to close North Sumter Junior High School". WTOK. Retrieved January 15, 2019.


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