Midway, Texas
city in Madison County, Texas, United States
Midway is a city in northeastern Madison County, Texas, United States, at the junction of the La Bahía Road (now Texas State Highway 21) and the Old San Antonio Road (Texas State Highway OSR). As of the 2020 census, Midway had a population of 173.
Midway was the birthplace of George McJunkin, who was born a slave.
Geography
Midway is located at 31°1′23″N 95°45′4″W (31.023176, –95.751081). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Midway had a population of 173. The median age was 48.9 years. 19.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.9 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Midway, Texas” is city in Madison County, Texas, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Midway, Texas and city, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 12, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q981478. Authority coordinates are 31.023, -95.751. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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