Midland
city in and county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States
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Summary
Midland is a city in the United States[1]. Midland ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,168 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Midland County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Patrick Payton[5], Lori Blong[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7], big city[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Chihuahua Municipality[9], Chihuahua City[10], New Amsterdam[11]
- Postal code: 79701[12], 79702[13], 79703[14], 79704[15], 79705[16], 79706[17], 79707[18], 79708[19], 79710[20], 79711[21], 79712[22]
- Commons category: Midland, Texas[23]
- Located in time zone: Central Time Zone[24]
- Local dialing code: 432[25]
- Inception: 1881[26]
- Official website: http://www.midlandtexas.gov[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Midland, Texas[28]
- Population: 111,147[29], 132,524[30]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Midland[31]
- Capital of: Midland County[32]
- Official name: Midland[33]
- Category for people born here: Q8063523[34]
- Number of households: 47,682[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Midland, Texas[36]
- Owner of: Momentum Bank Ballpark[37]
- Different from: Midland[38]
- Elevation above sea level: 848 m[39]
- Area: 193.082267 km²[40], 187.102772 km²[41]
- History of topic: Timeline of Midland, Texas[42]
- Water as percent of area: 0.2353 percent[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Midland include Midland County[44], a county of Texas[45], in United States[46], founded in 1885[47] and Midland Airpark[48], an airport[49], in United States[50].
Why It Matters
Midland has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] Midland is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for Midland include Midland County[44], a county of Texas[45], in United States[46], founded in 1885[47] and Midland Airpark[48], an airport[49], in United States[50].