Mize, Mississippi

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Mize, Mississippi
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Mize, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 31°52′2″N89°33′16″W / 31.86722°N 89.55444°W / 31.86722; -89.55444 Coordinates: 31°52′2″N89°33′16″W / 31.86722°N 89.55444°W / 31.86722; -89.55444
Country United States
State Mississippi
County Smith
Area
[1]
  Total2.44 sq mi (6.32 km2)
  Land2.44 sq mi (6.32 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
295 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total317
  Density129.92/sq mi (50.16/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39116
Area code 601
FIPS code 28-48240
GNIS feature ID0690924
Website mizems.com

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

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It is the home of the Mississippi Watermelon Festival.

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.[ citation needed ] Choctaw Indians had lived in the area for thousands of years, and were being forced westward by the early 1800s. [2] It is proximate to Sullivan's Hollow, Mississippi, the home of outlaw William Cicero "Wild Bill" Sullivan. [3] [4]

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. [5] Reconstruction efforts were completed in 2007.

The mayor of Mize is Joe Hancock. [6]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all land.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1910 321
1920 3323.4%
1930 42929.2%
1940 56130.8%
1950 430−23.4%
1960 371−13.7%
1970 3720.3%
1980 363−2.4%
1990 312−14.0%
2000 285−8.7%
2010 34019.3%
2020 317−6.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
Mize racial composition as of 2020 [8]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)29492.74%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)51.58%
Other/Mixed 134.1%
Hispanic or Latino 51.58%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 317 people, 88 households, and 64 families residing in the town.

Education

The Town of Mize is served by the Smith County School District. Mize Attendance Center (K-12) provides education for the area. The school's mascot is Bully the Bulldog. The school's colors are blue and gold.

Notable people

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. "Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians".
  3. "The History of Sullivan's Hollow in Mississippi".
  4. Hammons, Ann (1980). Wild Bill Sullivan: King of the Hollow. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 71. ISBN   978-0878055685. OCLC   6555284.
  5. Ford, Dick. "Mize, MS Tornado 2005". dick-ford.com. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  6. "Officials | Mize" . Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-17.