Midland
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In Australia:- Midland, Western AustraliaMidland, Western AustraliaMidland is a suburb in the Perth, Western Australia metropolitan area, as well as the regional centre for the City of Swan local government area that covers the Swan Valley and parts of the Darling Scarp to the east. It is situated at the intersection of Great Eastern Highway and Great Northern...
In Canada:
- Midland, OntarioMidland, OntarioMidland is a town located on Georgian Bay in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.Situated at the southern end of Georgian Bay's 30,000 Islands, Midland is the economic centre of the region, with a 125-bed hospital and a local airport. It is the main town of the southern Georgian Bay area...
In Germany:
- Mittellandkanal, the Midland Canal
In Ireland:
- Midland Region, a region of the Republic of Ireland
In the United States:
- Midland, CaliforniaMidland, CaliforniaMidland is a ghost town in Riverside County in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California. It is adjacent to the Little Maria Mountains and located about twenty-two miles north of Blythe. From 1925 to the 1960s, Midland was a company town owned by the U.S. Gypsum Co. The company had...
- Midland, California, former name of Midoil, CaliforniaMidoil, CaliforniaMidoil is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. It is located southeast of Fellows, at an elevation of 1339 feet .Midoil is no longer a permanently populated place...
- Midland, Georgia
- Midland, IndianaMidland, IndianaMidland is an unincorporated town in Wright Township, Greene County, Indiana....
- Midland, LouisianaMidland, LouisianaMidland is a small farming unincorporated community in Acadia Parish, Louisiana located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Louisiana Highway 91...
- Midland, MarylandMidland, MarylandMidland is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, located along the Georges Creek Valley. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 473 at the 2000 census....
- Midland, MichiganMidland, MichiganMidland is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan in the Tri-Cities region of the state. It is the county seat of Midland County. The city's population was 41,863 as of the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Midland Micropolitan Statistical Area....
- Midland, North CarolinaMidland, North CarolinaMidland is a town in southern Cabarrus County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it lies in the region known as the Piedmont. The name of the town is derived from its location approximately one-half way between Charlotte and Oakboro on the...
- Midland, OhioMidland, OhioMidland is a village in Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 265 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midland is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Midland, PennsylvaniaMidland, PennsylvaniaMidland is a borough located along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 3,137.-Geography:Midland is located at ....
- Midland, TexasMidland, TexasMidland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
, the most populous and largest US city with this name. - Midland, VirginiaMidland, VirginiaMidland is a census-designated place in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 218. Midland is home to a post office with the local zip code of 22728....
- Midland, WashingtonMidland, WashingtonMidland is a census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States. The population was 7,414 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Midland is located at ....
- Midland City, AlabamaMidland City, AlabamaMidland City is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1,703. This town is the location of Dothan Regional Airport. It is part of the Enterprise–Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Central Heights-Midland City, ArizonaCentral Heights-Midland City, ArizonaCentral Heights-Midland City is a census-designated place in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,694 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Central Heights-Midland City is located at ....
Railways
- Buenos Aires Midland RailwayBuenos Aires Midland RailwayThe Buenos Aires Midland Railway was a British-owned railway company which operated in Argentina where it was known as Ferrocarril Midland de Buenos Aires. The company built and operated the line between Estación Puente Alsina and Carhué in Buenos Aires Province...
, a former British-owned railway company in Argentina - Florida Midland Railroad (disambiguation)
- Midland Railroad (Massachusetts)
- Midland RailwayMidland RailwayThe Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
, a former railway company in the United Kingdom - Midland Railway of CanadaMidland Railway of CanadaThe Midland Railway of Canada was a historical Canadian railway which ran from Port Hope, Ontario to Midland on Georgian Bay.-Early days:This railway was originally conceived as a rail link between Port Hope and Peterborough and the company was originally named The Peterborough and Port Hope...
, a former railway company in eastern Canada - Midland Railway of Western AustraliaMidland Railway of Western AustraliaThe Midland Railway of Western Australia was a privately built and operated railway in Western Australia, operated by the British-owned Midland Railway Company of Western Australia...
, a former railway company in Western Australia - Midland (TTC)Midland (TTC)Midland is a station on the Scarborough RT line of the Toronto subway and RT. It is located at 2085 Midland Avenue between Ellesmere Road and Cosentino Drive. It was opened in 1985....
, a rapid transit stop in Scarborough, Ontario - New Zealand Midland Railway CompanyNew Zealand Midland Railway CompanyThe New Zealand Midland Railway Company partially constructed the Midland line between Christchurch and Greymouth and the Nelson railway in the South Island...
, a former railway company
Schools
- Midland High School (disambiguation)
- Midland School, Los Olivos, CaliforniaMidland School, Los Olivos, CaliforniaMidland School is a small, co-ed, college preparatory boarding school near Los Olivos, California, founded in 1932, by Kent School and Harvard graduate Paul Squibb. Squibb envisioned a small, rural community reliant only on the work of its inhabitants to meet its basic needs...
, USA - Midland School, North Branch, New JerseyMidland School, North Branch, New JerseyMidland School, located in North Branch , in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States, is a non-profit special education school serving the individual social, emotional, academic and career needs of children with developmental disabilities. The school serves 245 students, ranging in age from 5...
, USA - Midland University, formerly Midland Lutheran College, located in Fremont, Nebraska, USA
Other uses
- Club Ferrocarril MidlandClub Ferrocarril MidlandClub Atlético Ferrocarril Midland is an Argentine Football club, from Merlo in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The team currently plays in the regionalised 4th level of Argentine football Primera C Metropolitana....
, Argentine football club - Midland American EnglishMidland American EnglishThe Midland dialect of American English was first defined by Hans Kurath as being the dialect spoken in an area centered on Philadelphia and expanding westward to include most of Pennsylvania and part of the Appalachian Mountains...
, a regional dialect - The Midland BankMidland BankMidland Bank Plc was one of the Big Four banking groups in the United Kingdom for most of the 20th century. It is now part of HSBC. The bank was founded as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in Union Street, Birmingham, England in August 1836...
, a former high street bank in the United Kingdom, now renamed HSBC Bank - Midland F1 RacingMidland F1 RacingMidland F1 Racing was a Formula One constructor and racing team. It competed in the 2006 Formula One season with drivers Christijan Albers and Tiago Monteiro. The team was created by the renaming of Jordan Grand Prix after its purchase by Canadian businessman, and owner of the Midland Group, Alex...
, a former Formula One racing team - Midland GroupMidland GroupThe Midland Group is an international trading and investment holding company, Registered in Guernsey under the name Midland Resources Holding Ltd, the group owns a number of subsidiaries across the agriculture, manufacturing, real estate, shipping and steel industries.Primarily active in the...
, a Russian construction team, owners of Midland F1 - Midland HoldingsMidland HoldingsMidland Holdings Limited is one of the largest real estate brokerage companies in Hong Kong. It provides residential, industrial and commercial property brokerage services in Hong Kong, Macau and the Peoples' Republic of China....
, one of the largest real estate agents in Hong Kong - Midland Painted TurtlePainted TurtleThe painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to Louisiana and northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The turtle is the only species of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle...
- Midland RadioMidland RadioMidland Radio Corporation is a U.S. based manufacturer of radio equipment. Midland manufactures industrial and marine two-way radio systems, CB radios, and weather/hazard alert radios....
, a manufacturer of wireless two way radio equipment - Midland RedMidland RedMidland Red was a bus company which operated in the English Midlands from 1905 to 1981. It was the trading name used by the Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Company , which was renamed Midland Red Omnibus Company in 1974...
, the fleet and trading name used by the Birmingham & Midland Motor Omnibus Company (BMMO)