Midland is a town in southern Cabarrus County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Charlotte region of North Carolina, Midland is a 30-minute commute to uptown Charlotte. The proclaim of the town is derived from its location nearly halfway in the middle of Charlotte and Oakboro on the railroad line. The population was 3,073 at the 2010 census.

Visitors and supplementary residents to the Place are often surprised to learn the local pronunciation of the town’s name. In local parlance, “Midland” is pronounced as a spondee, with nearly equal verbal emphasis on both first and last syllables. Other Midlands not far off from the country, including those in Texas and Michigan, are generally pronounced in the same way as emphasis on the first syllable. While Midlanders may refer to “MID-lind,” Texas, they themselves flesh and blood in “MID-LAND,” North Carolina.

The U.S. Postal Service has maintained a herald office in Midland for many years (ZIP code 28107), and rural mail routes extend from Midland into portions of four counties.

Midland began as a railroad town approximately 1913 afterward the start of rail relieve via the North Carolina Railroad (NCRR). The town is now incorporated, as of 2000. Prior to Midland’s becoming a railroad village, a community named Garmon existed in the area (a few miles to the east) around the Garmon Mill begun by Michael Garmon in the late-1700s, and Garmon appears on an 1864 map of North Carolina. Another community located to the west, Cabarrus Station, also predated Midland as a railroad stop, and has been incorporated into the town of Midland.