Madison County (New York)

administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Wampsville
Foundation :	March 21, 1806
Made up from:	Chenango County
Demographics
Residents :	73,442  (2010)
Population density :	43.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1,712.0 km²
Water surface :	16.7 km²
map
Website : www.madisoncounty.ny.gov

Madison County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Madison County had 73,442 residents and a population density of 42.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Wampsville .

geography

The area of ​​the county consists of a plain shaped by Ice Age influences, which is largely flat in the north and merges into hilly land to the south. In the south there are also the most important elevations, the highest of which is Muller Hill with a height of 617 m. The northern boundary of the county is formed by the lakeshore of Oneida Lake ; other important lakes are Cazenovia Lake and Lake Moraine . The rivers drain the area mainly in a southerly direction, a few also north into Lake Oneida. The most important rivers are Chittenango Creek on the western border of the county, Oneida Creek on the eastern border and the Chenango River with its tributaries.

The county covers an area of ​​1,712.0 square kilometers, 16.7 square kilometers of which is water.

Surrounding areas

Oswego County	Oneida County	Oneida County
Onondaga County		Otsego County
Cortland County	Chenango County	Otsego County

history

The county was formed from Chenango County on March 21, 1806 . It was named after James Madison , the 4th President of the USA.

Oneida Community Mansion House (2012)

Three locations have National Historic Landmark status , the New York State Barge Canal , Oneida Community Mansion House, and Gerrit Smith Estate . 76 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 19, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Madison County, New York

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	-	25,144	32.208	39,038	40.008	43,072	43,545	43,522	44.122	42,892
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	40,545	39,289	39,535	39,790	39,598	46.214	54,635	62,864	65,150	69,120
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	69,441	73,442

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Madison County , including the County Seat Wampsville .

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Brookfield	town	2,545	202.0	201.5	12.6	05th Mar 1795
Cazenovia	town	7,086	133.9	129.1	54.9	05th Mar 1795
DeRuyter	town	1,589	81.0	78.8	20.2	15th Mar 1798
Eaton	town	5,255	118.0	115.5	45.5	0Feb 6, 1807
Fenner	town	1,726	80.6	80.4	21.5	Apr 22, 1823
Georgetown	town	974	104.0	103.8	9.4	0Apr 7, 1815
Hamilton	town	6,690	107.3	107.0	62.5	05th Mar 1795
Lebanon	town	1,332	113.1	112.2	11.9	0Feb 6, 1807
Lenox	town	9.122	93.9	93.8	97.2	03rd Mar 1809
Lincoln	town	2.012	64.9	64.7	31.1	1896
Madison	town	3,008	107.2	105.7	28.5	0Feb 6, 1807
Nelson	town	1,980	111.7	111.5	17.8	13 Mar 1807
Oneida	City	11,393	57.9	57.1	199.5	June 20, 1848	Founded as a village in the Town of Lennox; declared a city in 1901
Smithfield	town	1,288	63.1	62.8	20.5	13 Mar 1807
Stockbridge	town	2,103	82.0	82.0	25.6	May 20, 1836
Sullivan	town	15,339	189.9	189.4	81.0	22 Feb 1803

literature

• John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860, pp. 388 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2017]).
• Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 381 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 67.9 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2017]).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Madison County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 19, 2018.
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 19, 2018.
4. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
6. ↑ ^{a b} Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
7. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 2nd volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 383 ff .

Web links

Commons : Madison County, New York  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• County's homepage

Coordinates: 42 ° 55 ′  N , 75 ° 40 ′  W