Editing Panthersville, Georgia

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[[Image:CDPs bordering eastern Atlanta and Decatur.jpg|thumb|300px|right|CDPs bordering eastern Atlanta]]

'''Panthersville''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[DeKalb County, Georgia|DeKalb County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 11,237 in 2020, up from 9,749 in 2010.

==History==
The community most likely was named after a Cherokee Indian subtribe.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/p.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=171 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

==Geography==
Panthersville is located at {{coord|33|42|20|N|84|16|43|W|type:city}} (33.705639, -84.278551).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The [[Candler-McAfee, Georgia|Candler-McAfee]] CDP is to the north and [[Gresham Park, Georgia|Gresham Park]] CDP is to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.7|sqmi|km2}}, of which 0.27% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1980= 11366
|1990= 9874
|2000= 11791
|2010= 9749
|2020= 11237
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Panthersville was first listed as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1980 United States census|1980 U.S. census]].<ref name=1980CensusGA/><ref name=1970CensusGA/>

{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Panthersville, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Panthersville CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1359080|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Panthersville CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1359080&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Panthersville CDP, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1359080&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|215
|148
|style='background: #ffffe6; |359
|1.82%
|1.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.19%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,275
|9,357
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,197
|95.62%
|95.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |90.74%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|15
|10
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.13%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|24
|25
|style='background: #ffffe6; |57
|0.20%
|0.26%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|6
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.05%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|10
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40
|0.08%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|106
|91
|style='background: #ffffe6; |254
|0.90%
|0.93%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|140
|106
|style='background: #ffffe6; |305
|1.19%
|1.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.71%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''11,791'''
|'''9,749'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''11,237'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 11,237 people, 4,036 households, and 2,251 families residing in the CDP.

==Economy==
Panthersville is home to the [[Gallery at South DeKalb]], formerly South DeKalb Mall, a regional shopping center with a [[Macy's]] (former [[Rich's (department store)|Rich's]]) department store. The former JC Penney now houses independent stores.

The CDP is the headquarters for the [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://gbi.georgia.gov/contact-us-0| title = Contact Us {{!}} Georgia Bureau of Investigation}}</ref> and for Georgia Regional Hospital state psychiatric ward.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eventseeker.com/venue/297317-georgia-regional-hospital-atlanta-ga|title = Georgia Regional Hospital, Decatur, eventseeker}}</ref>

==Education==
The CDP is incorporated within the  [[DeKalb County Public Schools]] zone:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st13_ga/place/p1359080_panthersville/DC10BLK_P1359080_001.pdf|title=2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Panthersville CDP, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2020-05-07}} - Compare with school addresses and boundary maps.</ref>
* Elementary schools: Barack H. Obama EMST (in the CDP), Flat Shoals (in the CDP), and Columbia (outside of the CDP)<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/es-attendance-areas.pdf Elementary School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." [[DeKalb County School System]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>
* Middle schools: Ronald E. McNair (most) and Columbia (some) (outside of the CDP)<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/ms-attendance-areas.pdf Middle School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." [[DeKalb County School System]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>
* High schools: [[McNair High School (Georgia)|Ronald E. McNair High School]] (most) and [[Columbia High School (Georgia)|Columbia High School]] (some) (both outside of the CDP)<ref>"[http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/documents/planning/maps/hs-attendance-areas.pdf High School Attendance Areas 2016 - 2017 School Year]." [[DeKalb County School System]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Census-designated places in DeKalb County, Georgia]]
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