| Official Name: | Mantachie, Mississippi |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Mississippi |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Itawamba |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 11.18 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.15 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.03 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.32 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 4.30 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1121 |
| Population Density Km2: | 100.57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 260.46 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 318 |
| Coordinates: | 34.3189°N -88.5033°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 38855 |
| Area Code: | 662 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-44920 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2406090 |
Mantachie is a town in Itawamba County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 1,121 in the 2020 census.[2] It is located northeast of Tupelo at the intersection of Mississippi Highways 363 and 371 and 5miles north of Interstate 22.
The town began as a crossroads store owned and operated by Woods Pearce. Near Mantachie on the old Jacinto Road was the largest Chickasaw village in this section of the state. Mantachie was named for one of the Chickasaw chiefs, Man-ta-chee.[3] Most of the Chickasaws left the village after the Treaty of Pontotoc Creek was signed in 1832.
Mantachie is located in western Itawamba County. Mantachie Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Tombigbee River, runs past the west side of the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mantachie has a total area of 10.2km2, of which 0.03sqkm, or 0.29%, are water.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 1,065 | 95.0% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 19 | 1.69% | |
| Native American | 1 | 0.09% | |
| Asian | 2 | 0.18% | |
| Other/Mixed | 20 | 1.78% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.25% |
As of the census[5] of 2010, there were 1,144 people, 511 households, and 319 families residing in the town. The population density was 290PD/sqmi. There were 564 housing units at an average density of 120/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6% White, 2.2% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.0 from other races, and 0.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the population.
There were 321 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals which were 31.1% under 18 and 12.7% 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 23.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.8 years. Male Population: 536 (46.9%) Female Population: 608 (53.1%) The median income for a household in the town was $41,994, and the median income for a family was $50,046. about 11.6% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the poverty line
Mantachie is served by the Itawamba County School District. Mantachie Elementary School serves grades K-6, Mantachie Junior High serves grades 7 and 8, and Mantachie High School serves grades 9-12. The Mantachie Schools are rated as "B" schools by the Mississippi Department of Education.
The Mantachie Schools' nickname is the mustang. Its logo is similar to that of the SMU mascot. The school colors are royal blue and gold. The Mustangs field athletic teams in football, cross country, slow pitch and fast pitch softball, basketball, baseball, track, bowling, and archery (the last of which has won state championships from 2014–17).