Madison, Nebraska
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1867 (1876) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Nebraska |
| County : | Madison County |
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 50 ′ N , 97 ° 27 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 2,367 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 789 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 483 m |
| Postal code : | 68748 |
| Area code : | +1 402 |
| FIPS : | 31-30240 |
| GNIS ID : | 0830991 |
| Website : | www.ci.madison.ne.us |
| Mayor : | Darrel Lyon |
Madison is the county seat of Madison County in the US state of Nebraska .
Demographics
According to the United States Census 2000 , Madison has 2,367 residents, 1,234 men and 1,133 women.
location
Madison is located in northeast Nebraska, on US Highway 81 .
history
Madison was founded in May 1867 by Henry Barnes, who set up camp on the banks of Union Creek, and 20 German families from Wisconsin . It was named after US President James Madison . On October 12, 1875, Madison was elected to the county seat of Madison County. The main reason for this decision was that Madison had had a newspaper with the Madison Review since 1874 (until 1878). Its successor was the Chronicle from 1879. Madison was officially registered as a city on July 6, 1876. The Union Pacific Railroad connected the city with Columbus in the south and Norfolk in the north from December 30, 1879 . This drove the growth of the city, so that by the end of the nineteenth century it had a population of 300. Today agriculture (rearing, meat processing, dairy) is the biggest economic factor in Madison.
Individual evidence
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