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Mize, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
Population (2000): 285
Housing Units (2000): 132
Land area (2000): 2.333144 sq. miles (6.042814 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.333144 sq. miles (6.042814 sq. km)
FIPS code: 48240
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 31.867332 N, 89.554331 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 39116
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Mize

Mize is an old English term for a type of land-based assessment, similar to a property tax, paid to the local nobility during the Middle Ages. It was common in areas of western England such as Cheshire.

Mize is also a surname found primarily in the United States. It may refer to:

People
  • Billy Mize (born 1929), American musician
  • Bob Mize (1907-2000), founder of the St. Francis Boys Home in Ellsworth, Kansas, and Anglican Bishop of Damaraland in South Africa (1960-1968)
  • Chester L. Mize (1917-1994), U.S. representative from Kansas
  • Johnny Mize (1913-1993), American Major League Baseball player
  • Larry Mize (born 1958), American golfer
  • Ola L. Mize (1931-2014), retired US Army colonel and Medal of Honor recipient
Places in the United States
  • Mize, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
  • Mize, Mississippi, a town

Usage examples of "mize".

The Yankees jumped at the chance, and Mize became one of eight first basemen Casey Stengel used that year.