Madison, Alabama
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 Location in County and Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1818 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| Counties : |
Madison County Limestone County |
| Coordinates : | 34 ° 43 ′ N , 86 ° 44 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 42,938 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 715.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 60.2 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) of which 60.0 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 215 m |
| Postcodes : | 35757, 35758 |
| Area code : | +1 256 |
| FIPS : | 01-45784 |
| GNIS ID : | 0122191 |
| Website : | www.madisonal.gov |
| Mayor : | Troy Trulock |
Madison is a city in the US state of Alabama , USA . It is located in Madison County , but part of the city area extends into Limestone County . The city had 42,938 inhabitants , according to the 2010 US census .
geography
Madison's geographic coordinates are 34 ° 43 ′ N , 86 ° 44 ′ W (34.715065, −86.739644). The city is on Interstate 565 and US Highway 72 . A main line and a branch line of the Norfolk Southern Railway run through Madison.
According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 60.2 km², of which 60.0 km² is land and 0.2 km² (= 0.30%) is water.
history
The first white resident of Madison was John Cartwright, who settled in 1818. Originally the settlement was known as Madison Station. This developed around a stop on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad during the 1850s .
During the Civil War , Madison was the site of a battle on March 16, 1864, when Col. Josiah Patterson's 5th Alabama Cavalry, assisted by Col. James H. Stuart's Cavalry Battalion, drove Col. Adam G. Gorgas's 13th Illinois Infantry Regiment out of town . Patterson's men captured a regimental command post train and captured 66 soldiers. They set Union Army supplies on fire and destroyed the tracks before they retreated. Troops from the 5th Ohio Cavalry, 59th Indiana Infantry, and 5th Iowa Infantry were sent out in pursuit and skirmished with Patterson's rearguard that evening south of Madison at Fletcher's Ferry.
More recently, the city has become a rapidly growing suburb of Huntsville . In 1980 the population was around 4,000, in 2006 it was 36,824.
education
In 1997 the city built its own school system. Around 8,000 students from Madison and Triana are educated in the municipal schools . In 2006 the city had six elementary schools (Columbia Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, Horizon Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Rainbow Elementary School, West Madison Elementary School), two middle schools (Discovery Middle School, Liberty Middle School) and one high school ( Bob Jones High School). There are also several private schools in Madison, such as the Madison Academy, St John the Baptist and Westminster Academy.
economy
Madison's largest employer is Intergraph , a computer components company. Many of Madison's residents commute to Cummings Research Park and the Redstone Arsenal in nearby Huntsville. Mainly retail stores are located within the city limits; Supermarkets and fast food restaurants line US Highway 72 north and Madison Boulevard south.
There is a logistics center south of the city, as well as the Huntsville International Airport and a freight handling center for the railroad.
Demographics
At the time of the 2000 United States Census, Madison had 29,329 people in the city. The population density was 1266.5 people per km ². There were 12,121 housing units at an average of 202.1 per km ². Madison's population was 80.15% White , 13.00% Black or African American , 0.63% Native American , 3.51% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.67% said other races belong to and 1.98% named two or more races. 2.30% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Residents of Madison distributed to 11,143 households out of which 42.5% had children under 18 years of age. 60.1% of households were married, 9.6% had a female head of the household without a husband and 27.6% were not families. 23.9% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 3.4% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.13.
The urban population was divided into 30.3% minors, 6.8% 18–24 year olds, 35.8% 25–44 year olds, 21.6% 45–64 year olds and 5.5% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 women there were 97.5 men. For every 100 women over 18, there were 94.5 men.
The median household income in Madison was 63,849 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 74,532 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 57,216, compared with $ 32,316 for women. The per capita income in Madison was $ 27,821. 5.8% of the population and 4.4% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 7.5% of minors and 8.2% of those aged 65 and over.
According to the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison was the fastest growing city in Alabama in 2004.