| Official Name: | Middlebranch, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stark |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Plain |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2117 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1119 |
| Coordinates: | 40.8969°N -81.3322°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44652 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2812839 |
Middlebranch is a census-designated place in northeastern Plain Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is located about 7 miles Northeast of Canton. It has a post office with the ZIP code 44652.[2] The community is part of the Canton - Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,117 at the 2020 census. Trains from the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway often run through the area carrying loads of scrap metal bound for other Ohio cities.[3]
A post office called Middle Branch was established in 1844, and the name was changed to Middlebranch in 1893.[4] The community takes its name from the nearby Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek.
Middlebranch elementary school in the Plain local school district.[5] The school functioned as the district's first high school from 1926 to 1957.[6] After that it became a middle school until the 2006-07 school year when it became an elementary school.