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Midvale is a city in Washington County, Idaho, with a population of 193 at the 2020 census, up from 171 in 2010.

The city was named when the valley in which it stands was called Middle Valley, and the first settlers, the Keithley and Towell families, arrived in 1868.

A post office and school were begun in Midvale in 1876, the Middle Valley Ditch was undertaken in 1884, the first store was built in 1885, and the Pacific and Idaho Northern Railroad came through in 1898.

From 1870 to 1900, stock raising was Midvale's chief industry, but today the city serves a diversified farming area.

Midvale sits at an elevation of 2,543 feet, and its ZIP code is 83645.

In the 2010 census, Midvale had 77 households, and the median age in the city was 53.3 years.

Midvale is in the Midvale School District 433, and Washington County is in the service area of the College of Western Idaho, whose main campus is in Nampa.

Midvale is the hometown of former United States Senator Larry Craig, and Idaho State Representative Judy Boyle is also a notable person from the city.

Midvale's population peaked at 278 in the 1920 census and fell as low as 110 in 1990 before recovering to 193 in 2020.