Midway

Midway is off Farm Road 410 twenty-four miles northwest of Clarksville in northwestern Red River County. The community was settled by 1900. A two-teacher school was in operation in 1907, when it had an enrollment of 131. In the mid-1930s Midway had a church, a school, and a number of houses. The school was closed around the time of World War II, but in the early 1990s a church, a community center, and a few scattered dwellings still remained. The population was forty in 2000.

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Christopher Long | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Midway is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

Yes

Place type

Midway is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Bowden)

Location

Latitude: 33.70733070
Longitude: -95.22522770

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No

Population Count, 2009

40