Skene, Mississippi

Skene is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 446. Skene is approximately 3 mi west of Boyle and approximately 7 mi 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.



It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 210.

Education
It is in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. It was formerly in the Shaw School District. The Shaw district consolidated into the West Bolivar district in 2014.

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.