Midway, Texas
Midway is a small community in Madison County, in the East Texas region between the Piney Woods and the Post Oak belt, about 44 miles northeast of College Station. It sits amid the wooded, rolling farm and ranch country of east-central Texas. The town remains rural and lightly populated.
Place essentials
Official Census snapshot- Census place type
- City
- July 2025 population
- 191
- Change from 2020 base
- +9.8%
- Land area
- 1.6 sq. mi.
- County footprint
- Madison County
Place type, county footprint, and land area use the Census Bureau's January 1, 2025 geography. Population uses Vintage 2025 estimates through July 1, 2025; change compares that estimate with the April 1, 2020 estimates base. Geography file | Population file
Property here runs through the appraisal district and tax office for Madison County. The homestead exemption, appraisal cap, protests, and any MUD, PID, or special districts all sit at the parcel level.
Official routes
Use the office for the parcel address; a mailing city is not always the governing city.
County context
What to know around Midway
County lines carry much of the property, land, water, and outdoors context around Midway.
County History
Madisonville Began With 200 Acres and a Log Courthouse
Madison County formed from Grimes, Walker, and Leon counties in 1853; its new county seat took President James Madison's name and started on donated land.
Property Tax
Madison County Property Taxes Run Through Two Offices
MCAD handles values, exemptions, and protests. The county tax office handles bills and payments for the tax units it serves.
Homestead Exemption
Homestead exemption can lower your property tax bill
If your home is your primary residence in Madison County, you can apply for a homestead exemption that reduces the taxable value of your home.
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