Midland, Maryland

Midland is a town in Allegany County, Maryland, United States, along the Georges Creek Valley.

Midland was founded in 1850 as a coal-mining community, though today only some strip mining remains.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2), all land.

Approximately three miles beyond the town's limits is an outcropping known as Dan's Rock, from which it is possible to view the eastern end of the county and nearby West Virginia.

33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[citation needed] The main method of travel to and from Midland is by road.

The primary highway serving Midland is Maryland Route 36, which travels northward to Frostburg and Interstate 68, and south to Westernport.

Suzanne Rogers, actress who has played the role of Maggie Simmons Horton on NBC's Days of Our Lives continuously since 1973.

MD 36 northbound in Midland