Midway

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Midway

Total population

4,897

Median home value

$274,100

22.5%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$83,446

Midway$83k

National$74k

Air quality index

56Moderate

Elevation270 m

Land area19.86 km²

Weather84°F · Sunny

Coordinates35.98°, -80.22°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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. Midway is situated approximately 275 metres (902 ft) 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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Midway, NC from NOAA NWS API.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

K

Kenneth Bryan Raper

American botanist and mycologist (1908-1987)

J

John Raper

American mycologist

A

Austin Beck

baseball player (1998-)

Shy Tuttle

American football player (born 1995)

B

Brady Hepner

American actor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in North Carolina

• Wallburg
  4 mi away
• Clemmons
  10.1 mi away · pop. 21,871
• Bermuda Run
  11.8 mi away
• Walkertown
  12.4 mi away · pop. 5,873
• Lexington
  12.7 mi away
• Lewisville
  14.5 mi away · pop. 13,828
• Tyro
  14.9 mi away · pop. 3,833
• Bethania
  15.5 mi away
• Jamestown
  16.1 mi away · pop. 3,708
• Farmington
  17.8 mi away · pop. 409
• Germanton
  19 mi away
• Tobaccoville
  19 mi away

Browse all places in North Carolina →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Midway

Barbecue lover's the Carolinas

Robert F. Moss · 2015

Midway Atoll and Cape Lookout

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Historic Preservation, and Recreation. · 1998

Archaeological investigations at 38GE377

Natalie Adams · 1993

Rivals!

Richard O. Davies · 2010

One damned island after another

Clive Howard · 1946

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

Fangruida

2020

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Variegated Fritillary

Euptoieta claudia

Seen 2026-09-20

Saddleback Caterpillar Moth

Acharia stimulea

Seen 2026-09-20

White-banded Crab Spider

Misumenoides formosipes

Seen 2026-09-20

Groundhog

Marmota monax

Seen 2026-09-20

Common Buckeye

Junonia coenia

Seen 2026-09-20

Spring Peeper

Pseudacris crucifer

Seen 2026-09-20

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

Seen 2026-09-20

White Micrathena

Micrathena mitrata

Seen 2026-09-20

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-16 22:30 UTC.