Skene is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 446. Skene is approximately west of Boyle and approximately north of Shaw. Skene was a station on the Boyle and Sunflower branch of the former Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.
A post office operated under the name Skene from 1902 to 1992.
Per the 2020 Census, the population was 210.
Demographics
Skene was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Skene CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)18688.57%Black or African American alone (NH)136.19%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)94.29%Hispanic or Latino (any race)20.95%Total210100.00%
Education It is in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. It was formerly in the Shaw School District. - Skene is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map. The Shaw district consolidated into the West Bolivar district in 2014."School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
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.
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