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Midcity, Texas

human settlement in Texas, United States of America

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ6841132 ↗
Source-derived summary

Midcity is an unincorporated community in Lamar County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 50 in 2000. On November 4, 2022, Midcity was hit by a violent EF4 tornado (albeit at EF3 strength).

Public education in the community of Midcity is provided by the North Lamar Independent School District.

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The public source identifies “Midcity, Texas” as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Midcity, Texas and human.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2000, 2022—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Midcity, Texas and human providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 28, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6841132. Authority coordinates are 33.842, -95.514. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000 and 2022.

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This entry incorporates text from “Midcity, Texas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.