Mize, Mississippi

About Mize

Mize, MS is a tiny community located in southern Mississippi, home to 310 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Mize holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.44 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 127 residents per square mile.

📰 Mize News Today

• James Randall Boykin at the age of 82 of Mize, Mississippi MageeNews.com · Aug 17
• 48th Annual Mississippi Watermelon Festival returns to Mize July 17–18 WLBT · Jul 16
• 48th Mississippi Watermelon Festival underway in Mize - WDAM-TV WDAM-TV · Jul 17
• Monthly Weather Forecast for Mize, Mississippi 39116 The Weather Channel · Dec 28
• Schedule - Mize Bulldogs (Mize, MS) Girls Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Mize Unique

• The only place in America named Mize — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Mississippi, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Mississippi — one of 427 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏫 Schools in Mize

• MIZE ATTENDANCE CENTER

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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