Midway, Baxter County, Arkansas

For other communities of the same name, see Midway, Arkansas (disambiguation).
Midway, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Midway, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Midway, Arkansas
Midway, Arkansas
Coordinates: 36°23′28″N 92°28′24″W / 36.39111°N 92.47333°W / 36.39111; -92.47333
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountyBaxter
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.77 sq mi (14.94 km2)
 • Land5.76 sq mi (14.91 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
[2]
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,036
 • Density179.95/sq mi (69.49/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72651
Area code870
GNIS feature ID2612129[2]
FIPS Code05-45530

Midway is a census-designated place in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. Midway is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northwest of Mountain Home. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,036.[3] Midway has a post office with ZIP code 72651.[4] 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.[5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20101,084—
20201,036−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]
2010[7] 2020[8]

2020 census

Midway CDP, Arkansas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[7] Pop 2020[8] % 2010 % 2020
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%

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.[9]

School district

Midway is in the Mountain Home School District.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midway, Baxter County, Arkansas
  3. ^ "Midway CDP, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ Messick, Mary Ann (1973). History of Baxter County (Centennial ed.). Mountain Home, Arkansas: Mountain Home Chamber of Commerce. p. 78. LCCN 73-82235. OCLC 724611.
  6. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  7. ^ a b "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.
  8. ^ a b "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.
  9. ^ Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, Delorme, 2nd ed., 2004, p. 25 ISBN 0-89933-345-1
  10. ^ School District Reference Map (2010 Census) Baxter County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2011.


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