Skene, Mississippi | |
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  Skene, Mississippi  Skene, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°42′13″N 90°49′13″W / 33.70361°N 90.82028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2) |
| • Land | 4.12 sq mi (10.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 210 |
| • Density | 50.92/sq mi (19.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38730 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 677862[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]
It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 210.[5]
- ^ "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.