May 6, 2012
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my home town
Stole this from one of my hometown facebook friends:
The latitude and longitude of Midland, Michigan is:
43° 36′ 56″ N / 84° 14′ 50″ W
It is the county seat of Midland County.
Through the influence of a Dow Chemical plant opening in Handa, Aichi, Japan, Midland and Handa have become sister cities.
Midland was also named #4 Best Small City to raise a family in by Forbes Magazine.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 41,685 people, 16,743 households, and 11,000 families residing in the Midland.
The record low temperature is 30 below zero.
The record High temperature is 106.
The average annual rainfall is 27.4″
Midland has a total area of 35.0 square miles, of which, 33.2 square miles of it is land and 1.7 square miles of it (4.95%) is water.
Notable Midlanders:
Jeff Backus, National Football League offensive tackle for the Detroit Lions
David Lee Camp, member of the United States House of Representatives
Michael Cohrs, Member of Court and Financial Policy Committee Bank of England
Terry Collins, manager New York Mets
Mikey “Bug” Cox, ex-Drummer of Coal Chamber
Alden B. Dow, architect
Herbert H. Dow, founder of Dow Chemical
Gary Gerould, sports announcer National Basketball Association with the Sacramento Kings and other sports
Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist known for the comic strip, Cathy
James Aloysius Hickey, Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, DC
Robert Jarvik, inventor of the Jarvik-7 artificial heart
Larry Jaster, former Major League Baseball pitcher with the St.Louis Cardinals, Montreal Expos, and Atlanta Braves
Nancy LaMott, cabaret singer
Meredith McGrath, former Women’s Tennis Association professional
Matt Mieske, former baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, and the Arizona Diamondbacks
Chuck Moss, member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Howard Mudd, Pro Bowl offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers and assistant coach for Indianapolis Colts
Jalen Parmele, National Football League running back for the Baltimore Ravens
Bill Schuette, Michigan Attorney General, former District Court of Appeals Judge, former member of the United States House of Representatives
Kerry Collins, Philanthropist and cycling enthusiast
Bob Scurfield, former professional ice hockey player
Jim Shaw, visual artist
Steve Shelley, drummer of Sonic Youth
Mary P. Sinclair, nuclear activist
Cheryl Studer, opera singer
Tom Vaughn, Jazz pianist and Episcopal Priest formerly at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Scott Winchester, former pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
Craig Kressler, 1980 Olympic Speedskating team
Jim Kern, 2 time All Star baseball player
Comments (5)
James Aloysius Hickey, Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, DC
That is a cool name!!
Interesting..I now know more about Midland than I knew before. Do you miss your home town?
@ A_son: i did think of you when i was looking at this list…
@dingdong: my home town (like pretty much any town) is not nearly as much like i remember it these days, but i do miss the awesome summer weather, lovely fall colors, my family members and childhood friends that still live there quite a bit sometimes
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY
Interesting post! *hugs*