Skene, Mississippi

Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States

33°42′13″N 90°49′13″W / 33.70361°N 90.82028°W / 33.70361; -90.82028CountryUnited StatesStateMississippiCountyBolivarArea

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• 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 code662GNIS feature ID677862^[2]

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]

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

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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	210		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 2020^[7]

2020 census

**Skene CDP, Mississippi – 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 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%

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 schools for the Shaw area are McEvans Elementary School and Shaw High School (previously together as McEvans K-12 School).

Notable people

Chet Morgan (1910–1991), Was an American baseball player and manager. He played Major League Baseball, principally for the Detroit Tigers.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skene, Mississippi
^ 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.
^ "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
^ "Skene CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map.
^ "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).