Midway is a city in northeastern Madison County,

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, United States, at the junction of the La Bahía Road (now

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) and the Old San Antonio Road (

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). Midway was the birthplace of

George McJunkin George McJunkin (c. 1856–1922) was an African American cowboy, amateur archaeology, archaeologist and historian. McJunkin discovered the Folsom site in New Mexico in 1908. Biography Born to slaves in Midway, Texas, McJunkin was approximately 9 ...

, who was born a slave.

Geography

Midway is located at (31.023176, –95.751081). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 173 people, 114 households, and 87 families residing in the city. As of the

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

of 2000, 288 people, 120 households, and 86 families resided in the city. The population density was . The 151 housing units averaged 94.2 per square mile (36.4/km). The racial makeup of the city was 80.90% White, 15.97% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.39% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 5.21% of the population. Of the 120 households, 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were

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living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were not families; 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.83. In the city, the population was distributed as 24.0% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $36,875, and for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $24,145 versus $24,375 for females. The

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for the city was $17,824. About 6.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the

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, including 3.7% of those under the age of 18 and 28.9% of those 65 or over.

Government

The Ferguson Unit, a

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prison for men, is located in unincorporated Madison County, near Midway.Ferguson Unit
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. Retrieved on July 16, 2010.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the

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system, Midway has a

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Geography

Demographics

Government

Climate

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