Midway

Also known as Midway, Kentucky, Midway, KY

city in Woodford County, Kentucky, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Kentucky
County: Woodford
Established: January 31, 1835
Incorporated: February 7, 1846
Named after: its location relative to Frankfort and Lexington
Mayor: Grayson Vandegrift
Total: 1.37 sq mi (3.55 km )
Land: 1.37 sq mi (3.54 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 833 ft (254 m)
Estimate 2022: 1,744
Density: 1,255.6/sq mi (484.79/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 21-52140
Website: www .meetmeinmidway .com

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Midway
Population: 1718
Area: 2.750856
Elevation: 252
Official website: www.meetmeinmidway.com
Image: Midway Main Street.jpg
Households: 699
Dialing code: 859

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postal code: 40347
Commons category: Midway, Kentucky
inception: 1835-01-31
P8168: Doyet
water as percent of area: 0.1339
per capita income: 34811
date of incorporation: 1846-02-07

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View looking west from intersection of Highway 62 and Main Street Midway is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 1,741 at the time of the year 2020 U.S. census. It is part of the Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The town sits just off Interstate 64 and among several major thoroughbred breeding operations, such as Three Chimneys Farm and former Gov. Brereton Jones’ Airdrie Stud. In 2003, faced with a declining downtown, the city began major streetscape renovation project as part of Main Street Kentucky. New period structures and lighting brought new life to the town. It is known for its distinctive shops and restaurants. An active business association holds events every month of the year, and the city is a starting point or waypoint for several road races that wind through the surrounding countryside.