Midland County, Michigan Midland County, Michigan Midland County has both rural and urban components. Nearly half of the county is forested and a quarter is agricultural. Farmers in the county produce dry beans and sugar beets. The City of Midland is the center and is situated in the east central part of the county, approximately 20 miles west of Bay City and 25 miles northwest of the city of Saginaw.
Midland County is similar to Bay and Saginaw counties in that they are all manufacturing centers.
The Midland area economy is centered around its largest employers, Dow Chemical and Dow Corning Corporation, which manufactures chemicals, plastics and silicone products. On a per capita basis, Midland County has more resident engineers, chemists and metallurgists than any other area in the nation. Service and retail trade are strong factors in the economy. Northwood University, Michigan Molecular Institute and Great Lakes College are located in Midland County.