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]
White alone (NH) | 1,015 | 954 | 93.63% | 92.08% | |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 1 | 1 | 0.09% | 0.10% | |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 8 | 3 | 0.74% | 0.29% | |
Asian alone (NH) | 3 | 4 | 0.28% | 0.39% | |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 20 | 54 | 1.85% | 5.21% | |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 37 | 20 | 3.41% | 1.93% | |
Total | 1,084 | 1,036 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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]
Midway is in the Mountain Home School District.[8]