Midway, Baxter County, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Midway, Arkansas
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Arkansas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Baxter
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:14.94
Area Land Km2:14.91
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Total Sq Mi:5.77
Area Land Sq Mi:5.76
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1036
Population Density Km2:69.49
Population Density Sq Mi:179.95
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:919
Coordinates:36.3911°N -92.4733°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72651
Area Code:870
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2612129
Blank1 Name:FIPS Code
Blank1 Info:05-45530

Midway is a census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. Midway is 5.5miles northwest of Mountain Home. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,036.[2] Midway has a post office with ZIP code 72651.[3] Long home to a rural trading post, Midway became a boomtown during the construction of the Bull Shoals Dam, and later evolved to serve tourists and retirees attracted to the lake.[4]

Demographics

2020 census

Midway CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[5] !Pop 2020[6] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)1,01595493.63%92.08%
Black or African American alone (NH)110.09%0.10%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)830.74%0.29%
Asian alone (NH)340.28%0.39%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)000.00%0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)20541.85%5.21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)37203.41%1.93%
Total1,0841,036100.00%100.00%

Transportation

Midway is at the intersection of Highway 5, Highway 126 and Highway 178. Highway 5 provides access to Mountain Home to the east and extends about eight miles to the north to the Arkansas - Missouri border. Highway 126 provides access to the Baxter County Regional Airport to the south and on to Gassville. Highway 178 provides access to Lakeview, Bull Shoals and the Bull Shoals Lake to the west.[7]

School district

Midway is in the Mountain Home School District.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files . October 29, 2021 . United States Census Bureau.
  2. Web site: Midway CDP, Georgia . April 15, 2022 . United States Census Bureau.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=72651&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  4. Book: Messick, Mary Ann . History of Baxter County . Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce . 1973 . Centennial . Mountain Home, Arkansas . 78 . 73-82235 . 724611.
  5. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Midway CDP, Arkansas . United States Census Bureau.
  6. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Midway CDP, Arkansas . United States Census Bureau.
  7. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 25
  8. School District Reference Map (2010 Census) Baxter County, AR . US Census Bureau . July 12, 2011.