Official Name: | Skene, Mississippi |
Pushpin Map: | Mississippi#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bolivar |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.68 |
Area Land Km2: | 10.68 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.12 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.12 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 210 |
Population Density Km2: | 19.66 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 50.92 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 131 |
Coordinates: | 33.7039°N -90.7975°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 38730 |
Area Code: | 662 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2812713 |
Skene is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 446. Skene is approximately 3miles west of Boyle and approximately 7miles north of Shaw. Skene was a station on the Boyle and Sunflower branch of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2]
A post office operated under the name Skene from 1902 to 1992.[3]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 210.[4]
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 or Multi-Racial (NH) | 9 | 4.29% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2 | 0.95% | |
Total | 210 | 100.00% |
It is in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District.[6] It was formerly in the Shaw School District.[7] The Shaw district consolidated into the West Bolivar district in 2014.[8]
The K-12 schools for the Shaw area are McEvans Elementary School and Shaw High School (previously together as McEvans K-12 School).