| Official Name: | Mize, 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: | Smith |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.32 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.32 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.44 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.44 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 317 |
| Population Density Km2: | 50.16 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 129.92 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 90 |
| Elevation Ft: | 295 |
| Coordinates: | 31.8672°N -89.5544°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 39116 |
| Area Code: | 601 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 28-48240 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0690924 |
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 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.[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]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3sqmi, all land.
| White (non-Hispanic) | 294 | 92.74% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 5 | 1.58% | |
| Other/Mixed | 13 | 4.1% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.58% |
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.