Map of Mize town

Mize is a town in Smith County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 285 at the 2000 census.

It is the home of the Mississippi Watermelon Festival.

Mize town overview:
Name:	Mize town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Mississippi
County:	Smith County
Elevation:	295 ft (90 m)
Total Area:	2.44 sq mi (6.32 km²)
Land Area:	2.44 sq mi (6.32 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	317
Population Density:	129.92/sq mi (50.16/km²)
ZIP code:	39116
Area code:	601
FIPS code:	2848240
GNISfeature ID:	0690924
Website:	mizems.com

Online Interactive Map

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Mize online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Mize location map. Where is Mize town?

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Mize location on the Mississippi map. Where is Mize town. — Location of Mize in Mississippi.

History

Mize was settled by Europeans by the early 1900s on the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad lines, though immigrants from Scotland may have settled the area as early as 1810. Choctaw Indians had lived in the area for thousands of years, and were being forced westward by the early 1800s. It is proximate to Sullivan’s Hollow, Mississippi, the home of outlaw William Cicero “Wild Bill” Sullivan.

On April 6, 2005, an F-3 tornado struck Mize High School. The school’s second floor was ripped off and the entire structure was severely damaged. Reconstruction efforts were completed in 2007.

The mayor of Mize is Joe Hancock.