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Madison County

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Also known as Madison County, Arkansas, Madison County, AR

county in Arkansas, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Arkansas
Founded
September 30, 1836
Named after
Madison County, Alabama
Seat
Huntsville
Largest city
Huntsville
Total
837 sq mi (2,170 km )
Land
834 sq mi (2,160 km )
Water
2.8 sq mi (7.3 km ) 0.3%
Estimate 2025
18,410
Density
19.8/sq mi (7.65/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
3rd
Website
madisoncogov .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,521. The county seat is Huntsville. The county was formed on September 30, 1836, and named for Madison County, Alabama, the home of some early settlers. They also named the county seat after Madison County in Alabama's county seat, Huntsville. Madison County is part of the Northwest Arkansas region.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Madison County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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