Madison County
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county in Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Nebraska
- Founded
- January 26, 1856 (created), January 21, 1868 (organized)
- Named after
- James Madison
- Seat
- Madison
- Largest city
- Norfolk
- Total
- 575.451 sq mi (1,490.41 km )
- Land
- 572.612 sq mi (1,483.06 km )
- Water
- 2.839 sq mi (7.35 km ) 0.49%
- Estimate 2025
- 36,106
- Density
- 62.145/sq mi (23.994/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area code
- 402 and 531
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- madisoncountyne.gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,585, and was estimated to be 36,106 in 2025, making it the seventh-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat is Madison and the largest city is Norfolk.
Madison County is part of the Norfolk, NE micropolitan area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madison County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.