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Midway, Utah
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Learn about Midway, Utah. Below you can find community information, including vital statistics, information on local schools as well as resources for finding real estate listings and homes for sale in Midway.
Within the state of Utah there are numerous beautiful mountain valleys; few are as picturesque as Midway (located in the Heber Valley), some fifty highway miles east of Salt Lake City.
Although agriculture is still a significant industry, recreation has fast become an important aspect of Midway’s economy. Local recreation attractions include golf courses, Deer Creek Reservoir, Wasatch Mountain State Park, and the nationally known Homestead Resort. Changes will continue to come to the community as the economy shifts towards tourism and as the world discovers Midway and its charm.
Midway is a city in Wasatch County, Utah, United States. The population was 2,121 at the 2000 census. Midway, like many cities in Utah, is proud of its nearly homogeneous original founders, and as such, has adopted a building code requiring a certain percentage of all exterior architecture to portray a "Swiss" style, as would best be compared to the Berner Oberland.
Popular local legend states that there were originally two settlements founded by Swiss emigrants, which were later consolidated at a distance mid-way between the two, presumably during the Black-Hawk war. The city has hence been called Midway. A yearly festival, Swiss Days is held on Labor Day weekend, with local artisans as well as those from far-flung communities sharing their wares. A notable and laughable addition to the food court was "Swiss Navajo Tacos" in the mid-1990s.
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