Midway is a borough that is located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 921 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
Midway | |
|---|---|
 Commercial building at Washington Ave and Prospect St. | |
 Location of Midway in Washington County, Pennsylvania. | |
  Midway Location of Midway in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′5″N 80°17′33″W / 40.36806°N 80.29250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Established | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karen Bartosh |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2) |
| • Land | 0.44 sq mi (1.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 924 |
| • Density | 2,100.00/sq mi (810.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 724, 878 |
| FIPS code | 42-49240 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1215672 |
History
editThe community gained its name from being the midpoint, or "mid-way" stop along the railroad between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Steubenville, Ohio.
Geography
editMidway is located at 40°22′5″N 80°17′33″W / 40.36806°N 80.29250°W (40.368154, -80.292409).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.
Surrounding neighborhoods
editMidway has two borders: with the townships of Robinson to the north, east and west, and Smith to the south.
Demographics
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 581 | — | |
| 1910 | 941 | — | |
| 1920 | 886 | −5.8% | |
| 1930 | 951 | 7.3% | |
| 1940 | 988 | 3.9% | |
| 1950 | 993 | 0.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,012 | 1.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,188 | 17.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,187 | −0.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,043 | −12.1% | |
| 2000 | 982 | −5.8% | |
| 2010 | 913 | −7.0% | |
| 2020 | 921 | 0.9% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 916 | [3] | −0.5% |
| Sources:[5][6][7][2] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 982 people, 411 households, and 295 families living in the borough.
The population density was 2,225.0 people per square mile (859.1 people/km2). There were 431 housing units at an average density of 976.6 per square mile (377.1/km2).
The racial makeup of the borough was 98.88% White, 0.51% African American, 0.20% Asian, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
There were 411 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them; 56.0% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older.
The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.85.
Within the borough, the population was spread out, with 20.5% of residents who were under the age of eighteen, 7.3% who were aged eighteen to twenty-four, 28.0% who were aged twenty-five to forty-four, 26.6% who were aged forty-five to sixty-four, and 17.6% who were sixty-five years of age or older. The median age was forty-one years.
For every one hundred females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $36,078, and the median income for a family was $41,458. Males had a median income of $33,958 compared with that of $22,404 for females.
The per capita income for the borough was $17,783.
Approximately 5.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 7.2% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.
Notable people
edit- Ralph Felton, former NFL player for the Washington Redskins
- Dick Haley, former NFL football player and Player Personnel Director of the Pittsburgh Steelers and NY Jets
References
edit- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
