Midway, Texas
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Midway is a city in Madison County, Texas
, United States
. at the junction of the La Bahía Road (now State Highway 21)and the Old San Antonio Road in northeastern Madison County.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 288 people, 120 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The population density
was 179.6 people per square mile (69.5/km²). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 94.2 per square mile (36.4/km²). 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.21% of the population.
There were 120 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples
living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-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 spread out with 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 the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $24,145 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,824. About 6.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.9% of those sixty five or over.
, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice
prison for men, is located in unincorporated
Madison County, near Midway.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
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. at the junction of the La Bahía Road (now State Highway 21)and the Old San Antonio Road in northeastern Madison County.
Geography
Midway is located at 31°1′23"N 95°45′4"W (31.023176, -95.751081).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 288 people, 120 households, and 86 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 179.6 people per square mile (69.5/km²). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 94.2 per square mile (36.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.90% White, 15.97% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.39% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.21% of the population.
There were 120 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-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 spread out with 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 the median income for a family was $39,167. Males had a median income of $24,145 versus $24,375 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $17,824. About 6.8% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 28.9% of those sixty five or over.
Government and infrastructure
The Ferguson UnitFerguson Unit
Jim Ferguson Unit is a Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison for men located in unincorporated Madison County, Texas. The prison is located on Farm to Market Road 247, near Midway and northwest of Huntsville....
, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is a department of the government of the state of Texas. The TDCJ is responsible for statewide criminal justice for adult offenders, including managing offenders in state prisons, state jails and private correctional facilities, funding and certain...
prison for men, is located in unincorporated
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
Madison County, near Midway.