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Midland City, Alabama

8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Newton-Midland City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 36350. The Survey maps it on the Midland City quadrangle. 2,239 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 377 feet above sea level.

Midland City within Dale County

Population over time

2 figures

Midland City fell from 2,344 to 2,239 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20102,344
20202,239-105 (-4%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 8 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

32 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Midland City between 1994 and 2020, burning about 183 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Arson/incendiarism5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
8 July 1998Smoking1.8 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
21 June 2008Natural6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
20 June 2000Misuse of fire by a minor22 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
14 June 2000Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
13 June 2008Naturalunder an acreAlabama Forestry CommissionCO RD 73, AL
13 June 2000Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
4 May 2000Debris and open burning6.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dale County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Midland City: 7 producers, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
231 North QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, ClayProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Couch Construction Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Garner QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Gray QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Newton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Roy J. Lingo Sand Co. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Thomas QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerQuartz

Every working recorded in Dale County

Storms near this place

25 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midland City in 25 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 15 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
October 1997Thunderstorm WindMidland City$150,000Severe thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to several homes.
August 2021Tornado (EF0)Midland City$100,000A tornado touched down on the ground of Dale County High School, damaging aluminum bleachers and one dugout. The tornado crossed County Road 59 and caused roof damage to numerous roofs in the adjacent neighborhood. Video on social media showed several trampolines being lofted into the air. Several oak trees were blown over on Dale Circle, damaging one home, before the tornado dissipated. Max winds were estimated at 85 mph.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindMidland City$50,000A trailer was reported to be flipped and damaged.
March 2025Tornado (EF0)Midland City$25,000A brief EF0 touched down with numerous large limbs and tops of tree torn down, a neighbors shed flipped over, and a fence blown over. This damage coincided with a TDS on radar crossing S County Road 59.
February 2020Thunderstorm WindMidland City$10,000Dale county received 14 reports of trees down and 5 power lines down in the county.
June 2006Thunderstorm WindMidland City$10,000The Dale County EMA reported some downed trees and power lines.
January 2026Thunderstorm WindMidland City$5,000Roof damage was reported in the Midland City area.
January 2015Tornado (EF0)Midland City$5,000A brief EF0 tornado touched down near Dale County High School, damaging some structures around the baseball field. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindMidland City$5,000The roof was blown off a building under construction near Wallace college. Monetary damage was estimated.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindMidland City$5,000Downed trees and power lines reported by the Dale County EMA.
March 2001Flash FloodMidland City$5,000County Road 43 near Midland City under water. Reported by the Dale County EMA.
August 2015Thunderstorm WindMidland City$2,000Power lines were blown down along Highway 134. This was confirmed with a picture from a spotter.
April 2012Thunderstorm WindMidland City$2,000Trees were blown down around Midland City. Monetary damage was estimated.
March 2026Thunderstorm WindMidland City-Several trees were blown down across Midland City.
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMidland City-A tree was blown down near Midtown Motors in Midland City.
December 2022Thunderstorm WindMidland City-Trees were reported down along Highway 231 near Midland City.
March 2021Thunderstorm WindMidland City-Trees and power lines were blown down near Wallace Community College.
August 2021Flash FloodMidland City-Daniel Street was closed due to water over the roadway.
September 2016Thunderstorm WindMidland City-Two trees were blown down off Highway 231 near Pinckard.
July 2015HailMidland City-Quarter size hail was reported near Wallace College.
July 2013FloodMidland City-Some parking lots of Wallace Community College were flooded with standing water a couple of feet deep in spots and up to the doors of cars.
September 2011Thunderstorm WindMidland City-The public estimated winds of at least 60 mph near Highway 134 near Midland City.
May 2006HailMidland City-The Dale County EMA reported nickel size hail.
May 1998HailMidland City-Nickel sized hail in Midland City. Numerous reports of dime to quarter sized hail from Daleville and Fort Rucker.
May 2024HailMidland City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dale County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Napier Field2.1 miles8
Grimes2.6 miles8
Sylvan Grove2.8 miles8
Pinckard3.2 miles14
Newton6.0 miles14
Waterford6.2 miles14
Lewis6.4 miles8
Browns Crossroad6.9 miles13

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Midland CityAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q67065The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 152313. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.