Midway is a city in Liberty County, Georgia, United States. It is a part of the Hinesville-Fort Stewart metropolitan statistical area. The population was 1,100 at the 2000 census.
Midway has several museums including, the Midway Museum and Cemetery and the Dorchester Museum. Midway is surrounded by wetlands. There are also two islands, Colonel's Island and Dolphin Island. Midway is situated near Savannah, Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island.
As of 2006, the mayor of Midway is Don Emmons. The City of Midway was Incorporated in 1925.
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Today, Midway is a growing town of just over 1,100 residents. It has a major industrial park with nine manufacturing facilities. These include a roof and floor truss company, an above-ground pool company, a warehouse and distribution firm, a boat manufacturing firm, a technical glass and ceramics firm, a blasting and coating company, two chemical manufacturing companies and a gift-wrap printing company.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,100 people, 331 households, and 241 families residing in the city. The population density was 197.8 people per square mile (76.4/km²). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 71.0/sq mi (27.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.82% White, 37.18% African American, 0.55% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
There were 331 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $29,205, and the median income for a family was $31,607. Males had a median income of $27,014 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,078. About 15.2% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.3% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.
Midway has several museums including, the Midway Museum and Cemetery and the Dorchester Museum. Midway is surrounded by wetlands. There are also two islands, Colonel's Island and Dolphin Island. Midway is situated near Savannah, Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island.
density was 197.8 people per square mile (76.4/km²). There were 395 housing units at an average density of 71.0/sq mi (27.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.82% White, 37.18% African American, 0.55% Native American, 1.27% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 0.45% from other races, and 1.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.36% of the population.
