Midland, Michigan

Midland, Michigan
City
Midland County Courthouse in Midland
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Location within Bay County (right) and Midland County (left)
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Coordinates: 43°36′56″N 84°14′50″W / 43.61556°N 84.24722°W / 43.61556; -84.24722
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Midland; Bay
Incorporated	1887
Government
• Type	Council–manager
Area [1]
• City	36.34 sq mi (94.12 km2)
• Land	34.37 sq mi (89.02 km2)
• Water	1.97 sq mi (5.11 km2)
• Urban	30.69 sq mi (79.48 km2)
Elevation	636 ft (212 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• City	42,547
• Density	1,237.91/sq mi (477.96/km2)
• Urban	49,387
• Metro	82,874
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	48623 (Freeland) 48640–48642, 48667, 48670, 48674, 48686
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-53780[3]
GNIS feature ID	0632282[4]
Website	www.midland-mi.org

Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Michigan, in the United States.^[5] The city's population was 42,547 as of the 2020 census.^[2] It is the principal city of the Midland Metropolitan Statistical Area, part of the larger Saginaw-Midland-Bay City Combined Statistical Area. The city is bordered by Midland Township, though the two are administered separately.

Midland is located at the confluence of Chippewa and Tittabawassee rivers in Central Michigan. The city is home to the headquarters of Dow Chemical Company, one of the largest chemical producers in the world,^[6] which was founded by Herbert Henry Dow in the city in 1897.^[7] The city is also home to Midland Center for the Arts and Northwood University.