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Place Name
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Midland
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Midland County
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Population
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38,053 (1990)
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Location
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Midland County, Michigan (MI), United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°37'N
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Longitude
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84°13'W
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Midland
, city (1990 pop. 38,053),  Midland co.,
central Mich., 17 mi/27 km W of Bay City, in
the Saginaw valley, at the confluence of the Tittabawassee and Chippewa
rivers; 43°37'N 84°13'W. Elev.
629 ft/192 m. Midland owes its development
after 1890 to the Dow Chemical Co.; corporate hq. here. Mfg. includes
silicone prods., chemicals, magnesium, and plastics; other mfg.
(exhibits, metal cutting machinery; printing). Oil, coal, and salt are
found in the area. Chippewa Nature Center; Dow Gardens, original
gardens at home of Dr. Herbert H. Dow, founder of Dow Chemical
Corporation, and Dow Gardens Library and Center for Arts are in
Midland; Saginaw Valley State Univ. at University Center,
12 mi/19 km E. Inc. 1887.
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