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Madison County
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county in Alabama, United States
Madison County is a county located in Alabama in the United States. It is one of Alabama's counties and serves as part of the state's local government structure.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- Founded
- December 13, 1808
- Named after
- James Madison
- Seat
- Huntsville
- Largest city
- Huntsville
- Commission chairman
- Mac McCutcheon
- Total
- 813 sq mi (2,110 km )
- Land
- 802 sq mi (2,080 km )
- Water
- 11 sq mi (28 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 433,516
- Density
- 484/sq mi (187/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 5th
- Website
- www .madisoncountyal .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- James Madison
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Alabama
- Capital
- Huntsville
- Population
- 388153
- Area
- 2105
- Body of water
- Wheeler Lake
- Shares border with
- Franklin County
- Official website
- www.madisoncountyal.gov
- Image
- Madison County Courthouse May 2011 02.jpg
- Households
- 151628
- Licence plate code
- 47
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- Commons category
- Madison County, Alabama
- topic's main category
- Category:Madison County, Alabama
- inception
- 1808-12-13
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Madison County, Alabama
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Madison County, Alabama
- water as percent of area
- 1.4
- native label
- Madison County
- topic has template
- Template:Madison County, Alabama
- different from
- Madison
- per capita income
- 38192
- mean age
- 38.5
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Encyclopedic overview
Madison County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 388,153, and according to a 2023 population estimate the county has become the second-most populous county in Alabama after only Jefferson County, home to Birmingham. Its county seat is Huntsville. Since the mid-20th century it has become an area of defense and space research and industry. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States and the first President to visit the state of Alabama. Madison County covers parts of the former Decatur County. Madison County is included in the Huntsville, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madison County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.