Mentone is located in eastern DeKalb County in the northeastern part of the state. It has a mayor/city council form of government.
History


Demographics
According to 2016 Census estimates, Mentone recorded a population of 383. Of that number, 91.9 percent of respondents identified themselves as white, 7.0 percent as two or more races, 1.0 percent as Native American, and 0.5 percent as Hispanic or Latino. The town's median household income, according to 2010 estimates, was $52,679, and the per capita income was $39,098.
Employment
According to 2016 Census estimates, the workforce in Mentone was divided among the following industrial categories:
- Educational services, and health care and social assistance (20.0 percent)
- Manufacturing (16.0 percent)
- Other services, except public administration (15.2 percent)
- Retail trade (12.8 percent)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation, and accommodation and food services (11.2 percent)
- Professional, scientific, management, and administrative and waste management services (11.2 percent)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and extractive (4.8 percent)
- Construction (2.4 percent)
- Public administration (2.4 percent)
- Transportation and warehousing, and utilities (2.4 percent)
- Information (1.6 percent)
Education
Schools in Mentone are part of the DeKalb County school system; the town has approximately 130 students and 10 teachers in one K-6 elementary school.
Transportation
State Highway 117 goes through Mentone, first entering from the southwest and paralleling the town's western boundary, then turning sharply to the southeast and leaving the town through its eastern town limit.
Events and Places of Interest

Since the early 1980s, the Mentone Area Preservation Association (MAPA) has sponsored its Colorfest, which features arts and crafts vendors, live music, and food to celebrate the fall season during the third weekend in October. MAPA also holds a Rhododendron Festival the third weekend in May. The city sponsors a Christmas parade and choir singing called "Musical Mountain Christmas," and a JulyFest and Music Festival the weekend after July Fourth. Mentone is just north of DeSoto Falls and DeSoto State Park, which offers numerous outdoor activities, including camping, fishing, hiking, and swimming. Also nearby to the south is Little River Canyon National Preserve.
Additional Resources
DeKalb County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of DeKalb County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1998.
Additional Resources
DeKalb County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of DeKalb County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1998.
Strayhorn, Zora Shay. Mentone, Alabama: A History. Mentone, Ala.: Mentone Area Preservation Society, 1986.