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Skene is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 446. Skene is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Boyle and approximately 7 miles (11 km) north of Shaw. Skene was a station on the Boyle and Sunflower branch of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[3]

Skene, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Skene, Mississippi
Skene, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°42′13″N 90°49′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Area
[1]
 • Total4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2)
 • Land4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
135 ft (41 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total210
 • Density50.92/sq mi (19.66/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38730
Area code662
GNIS feature ID677862[2]

A post office operated under the name Skene from 1902 to 1992.[4]


Skene Baptist Church located on Mississippi Highway 446
Skene Baptist Church located on Mississippi Highway 446

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 210.[5]


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
2020210—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2020[7]

2020 census


Skene CDP, Mississippi - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2020[7] % 2020
White alone (NH) 186 88.57%
Black or African American alone (NH) 13 6.19%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 9 4.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2 0.95%
Total 210 100.00%

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 can be of any race.


Education


It is in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[8] It was formerly in the Shaw School District.[9] The Shaw district consolidated into the West Bolivar district in 2014.[10]

The K-12 school for the Shaw area is McEvans K-12 School (merger of McEvans Elementary School and Shaw High School).


Notable people



References


  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skene, Mississippi
  3. Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 2. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 673.
  4. "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. "Skene CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Skene CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  8. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  9. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-06-09. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map.
  10. "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).


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