Welcome to Midway ...

The city of Midway is located in Wasatch County<1>.

Midway was established in 1859.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Midway has a population of 5,300 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Midway is 5,630 feet [1,716 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Midway is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Midway lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Midway: 435

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Midway had an population of 5,300 people. This is an increase of 37.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 149.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Midway had a population of 3,845 people (which is 16.26% of the total population of Wasatch County). This makes Midway the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Midway represents 0.14% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 89th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,845 people, the population of Midway increased 81.28% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,121 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Midway.

Communities Also Named Midway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 263 communities that are also named Midway - they are located in Alabama (14), Arizona (2), Arkansas (16), British Columbia, California (4), Colorado (7), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (12), Idaho (3), Illinois (8), Indiana (5), Iowa (5), Kansas (11), Kentucky (6), Louisiana (6), Maine, Michigan (3), Minnesota (3), Mississippi (7), Missouri (9), Montana (3), Nebraska (3), Nevada (2), New Brunswick, New Mexico (5), New York (2), North Carolina (11), North Dakota, Ohio (9), Oklahoma (6), Oregon (5), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (8), South Dakota (3), Tennessee (21), Texas (28), Virginia (10), Washington (3), West Virginia (6) and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Midway.

Websites for Midway ...

Official Website: www.midwaycityut.org/

Communities near Midway ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midway.

• Orem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orem
  • Orem is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orem <4>
• Pleasant Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Grove <4>
• Cottonwood Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Heights
  • Cottonwood Heights is located in Salt Lake County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 34,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Heights <4>
• American Fork
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Fork
  • American Fork is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
  • Former names for American Fork:
  • Lake City
  • McArthursville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for American Fork <4>
• Highland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Lindon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
  • Lindon is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <4>
• Alpine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Alpine is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
  • Former names for Alpine:
  • Dry Creek Settlement
  • Fort Wordsworth
  • Mountainville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <4>
• Cedar Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
  • Cedar Hills is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <4>
• Park City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Kamas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamas
  • Kamas is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamas <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Midway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midway.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Midway. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Midway.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midway. See our Newspapers Page for Midway.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midway ...

Looking for more information about Midway? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Midway, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Midway.

Adding Midway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Midway in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Midway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Midway post office opened in 1864.

We also found Midway in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Midway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Midway: www.midwaycityut.org/

The official website for Wasatch County: www.co.wasatch.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/