Midland City is a town in Dale County, Alabama, United States.

On January 29, 2013, 65-year-old Vietnam War-era veteran Jimmy Lee Dykes climbed aboard a school bus and fatally shot the driver; he then abducted at random a five-year-old boy named Ethan, who was sitting at the closest seat.

About a week after the incident, FBI agents were able to storm the bunker, kill Dykes, and rescue Ethan.

Alabama State Route 134 passes through the center of Midland City, leading east 10 miles (16 km) to Headland and west 7 miles (11 km) to Newton via Pinckard.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Midland City has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.7 km2), all land.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,239 people, 818 households, and 465 families residing in the town.

In August 2016, Interim Mayor, Patsy Capshaw Skipper garnered national attention due to a racist Facebook comment.

When asked about the election by a Facebook friend, Patsy Capshaw Skipper replied, "I lost.

The nigger won", referring to her opponent Joann Grimsley who was elected as Midland City's first black mayor.