Midway is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...

in Baxter County,

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

, United States. Midway is northwest of Mountain Home. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,036. Midway has a

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with ZIP code 72651. Long home to a rural

trading post A trading post, trading station, or trading house, also known as a factory in European and colonial contexts, is an establishment or settlement where goods and services could be traded. Typically a trading post allows people from one geogr ...

, Midway became a

boomtown A boomtown is a community that undergoes sudden and rapid population and economic growth, or that is started from scratch. The growth is normally attributed to the nearby discovery of a precious resource such as gold, silver, or oil, although t ...

during the construction of the

Bull Shoals Dam Bull Shoals Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the White River in northern Arkansas in the United States. The dam lies on the border of Marion and Baxter Counties, and forms Bull Shoals Lake, which extends well northwest into Missouri. Its main p ...

, and later evolved to serve tourists and retirees attracted to the lake.

Demographics

2020 census

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 Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

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 Bull Shoals may refer to: *Bull Shoals Dam, a concrete gravity dam on the White River in northern Arkansas *Bull Shoals Lake, an artificial lake formed by the Bull Shoals Dam *Bull Shoals, Arkansas Bull Shoals is a city in Marion County, Arkansa ...

and the

Bull Shoals Lake Bull Shoals Lake is an artificial lake or reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, United States. It has hundreds of miles of lake arms and coves, and common activities include boating, water sports, swimming, ...

to the west.

Education

Midway is in the Mountain Home School District.
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References

External links

Map of Baxter County
(US Census Bureau)
Mountain Home School District

Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society
Census-designated places in Baxter County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas {{BaxterCountyAR-geo-stub