Midland, Michigan

The city of Midland is primarily located in Bay County and is the county seat. A portion of Midland extends into Midland County.

Midland is 190 feet [57.91 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Midland lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Midland can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Midland had a population of 41,685 people^<3> (or 37.86% of the total population of Bay County). The population of Midland represented 0.42% of the total of Michigan, making it the state's 29th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Midland had a population of 40,917 people. This is a decrease of 1.84% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Midland.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburn	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,031	0.99% increase
	Bay City	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	33,874	7.99% decrease
	Breckenridge	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,284	4.11% decrease
	Essexville	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	3,493	7.25% decrease
	Freeland	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Hope	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Midland.

Websites for Midland

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People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Midland. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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