| Midway, North Carolina | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Etymology: | Its position between Winston-Salem and Lexington |
| Nickname: | "Gateway to Davidson County" |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name2: | Davidson |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | John Byrum |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated |
| Established Date2: | June 29, 2006 |
| Area Total Km2: | 20.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 7.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 20.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.80 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 4742 |
| Population Density Km2: | 234.71 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 607.87 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 35.975°N -80.2206°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 896 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 27107, 27127, 27295 |
| Area Code: | 336 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2424935 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Midway is a town in Davidson County, North Carolina, United States. It is located within the township of the same name. As of the 2020 census, Midway had a population of 4,742.[2] Midway is situated approximately 275m (902feet) above sea level. Midway is part of the Piedmont Triad region and is neighbored by the communities of Arcadia (west), Welcome (south), Wallburg (northeast) and Winston-Salem (north). Every autumn, the town hosts the Midway Christmas Parade in celebration of the coming Christmas season.
Bethany Reformed and Lutheran Church Cemetery and the Hamilton Everhart Farm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,906 | 82.37% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 347 | 7.32% | |
| Native American | 7 | 0.15% | |
| Asian | 30 | 0.63% | |
| Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.02% | |
| Other/Mixed | 161 | 3.4% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 290 | 6.12% |
The town of Midway derives its name from its relative geographic location, "midway" between the cities of Winston-Salem and Lexington. Urban sprawl and annexation by the city of Winston-Salem has muddled the logical apparency of the town's name since the city limits of Winston-Salem now share a border with Midway while Lexington's nearest border is 7miles away. Originally, the community which now forms the center of modern Midway was founded as "Eller" when the Eller train depot was constructed, labeled as such after members of the Eller family which resided nearby. Until incorporation in 2006, many maps still marked the area as "Eller", despite disuse of the name over time by the public, local media, and local establishments.
The town of Midway does not currently have a post office, or a ZIP code to its name. Rather than being within the town limits, the post office with the "Midway, North Carolina", designation is found in a small community of the same name in Rockingham County, 5miles southwest of Reidsville. As a result, most residents of the town either use Winston-Salem or Lexington city names for mailing via the United States Postal Service.
The community sought incorporation from 2004–2006 to protect local identity and to prevent annexation by nearby Winston-Salem. The successful incorporation of nearby Wallburg inspired the formation of the Midway Incorporation Committee, which led the effort to make Midway a town. A petition drive in 2005 gathered the required signatures of 51 percent of the voting population within the proposed town limits. In April 2005, the city of Winston-Salem granted the incorporation committee the approval to seek incorporation with a few minor changes to the proposed town limits, a necessary step required by the Constitution of North Carolina. An act of incorporation was then submitted to the North Carolina General Assembly for approval (Senate Bill S1852), which was unanimously ratified on June 29, 2006. The act passed by the General Assembly officially established the "Town of Midway", which encompasses nearly ; it also gave the newly formed municipality its governing document, known as a town charter. Midway is Davidson County's fifth and newest incorporated municipality. Norman Wilkes was the town's first (interim) mayor, and held the title until official elections in 2007, when George Byrum became the town's first elected mayor.
Midway is home to Midway Elementary School, a K-5 grade school, which is part of the Davidson County School System. The school feeds mostly into Oak Grove Middle and High schools which are new and just down the road. According to attendance area maps, a few students will attend North Davidson Middle (grades 6–8) and North Davidson High (grades 9-12), both located in neighboring Welcome.