Madison (New Jersey)
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| Foundation : | December 27, 1889 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | New Jersey | ||
| County : | Morris County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 46 ′ N , 74 ° 25 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,845 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 1,453.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.9 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.9 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 81 m | ||
| Postal code : | 07940 | ||
| Area code : | +1 862 973 | ||
| FIPS : | 34-02742510 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0885287 | ||
| Website : | www.rosenet.org/gov | ||
| Mayor : | Robert H. Conley | ||
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Madison is a city ( borough ) in Morris County in New Jersey in the USA with a population of around 15,000.
The site is home to the Wyeth pharmaceutical company , Fairleigh Dickinson University and Drew University , which was the location of the award-winning Sopranos episode Journey into the Past .
Personalities
- Andy Breckman (* 1955), screenwriter
- Horace Brown (1898-1983), track and field athlete
- Edward Burnett (1849-1925), politician
- Mae Busch (1891-1946), actress
- Petar Danow (1864–1944), founder of the religion
- Alexander Duncan (1788-1853), politician
- Jonathan Dwight (1858-1929), ornithologist
- Edwin Finckel (1917-2001), jazz pianist
- Frank Fuller (1827–1915), businessman
- Ward Moore (1903-1978), science fiction writer
- Michael Nausner (* 1965), theologian
- Don Newcombe (1926-2019), baseball player
- Jorge Pupo (born 1960), actor
Web links
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