Midland, PA (CDP)

Midland is a borough located along the Ohio River in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The 2020 census counted 2,433 residents. Midland is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Founded in 1906, it was initially a company town surrounding the Crucible Steel Company's Midland Works. Lincoln Park is the only school serving grades 9 through 12 in the borough, despite being a charter school with admissions requirements. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Midland, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Midland, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Native American petroglyphs exist in the area surrounding Midland, including on Babbs Island, the Little Beaver Creek, and Shippingport Bridge. In 1905, Pittsburgh agent T. Pennsylvania Route 68 is the main street through the community, leading east into Industry and west to Glasgow and the Ohio border.