Madison, Alabama Madison, Alabama City of Madison The Madison Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006.
The Madison Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006.
Location in Madison County and the state of Alabama Location in Madison County and the state of Alabama Counties Madison, Limestone Madison is a town/city located primarily in Madison County, near the northern border of the State of Alabama.
Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County.
The town/city is encompassed in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the second-largest in the state, and is also encompassed in the consolidated Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
As of the 2010 census, the populace of the town/city was 42,938. Madison is bordered by Huntsville on all sides.
Southern Railroad Depot, Madison, Alabama Madison's first European-American resident was John Cartwright, who settled in the region in 1818.
The town/city was originally known as Madison Station, and it advanced in the 1850s around a stop of the Memphis & Charleston Railroad.
Madison was the site of a battle in the American Civil War on May 17, 1864, when Col.
The town was incorporated in 1869. From 1880 to 1950, non-urban Madison had a populace of roughly 400-500 residents.
By 1980, Madison's populace was 4,057.
In the late 20th century, Madison's populace increased quickly as it advanced as a suburb of Huntsville.
Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 29.7 square miles (77.0 km2), of which 29.6 square miles (76.6 km2) is territory and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km2), or 0.45%, is water. Madison is positioned at 34 42 54 N 86 44 23 W (34.715065, -86.739644), primarily inside Madison County, while extending west into Limestone County.
According to the Madison Chamber of Commerce, Madison was the fastest-growing town/city in Alabama as of 2010. Madison's biggest employer is Intergraph, a computer software business based in Madison.
Thousands of Madison inhabitants commute to jobs at Cummings Research Park and Redstone Arsenal in close-by Huntsville, about 12 miles away.
Within the town/city limits, most of Madison's businesses are retail, with stores and fast-food restaurants lining US 72 to the north and Madison Boulevard to the south.
The Madison City School System, formed in 1998, serves over 8,400 students from the town/city of Madison and town of Triana. As of 2012, the school fitness has seven elementary schools serving grades K-6 (Columbia Elementary School, Heritage Elementary School, Horizon Elementary School, Madison Elementary School, Mill Creek Elementary School, Rainbow Elementary School, and West Madison Elementary School), two middle schools serving grades 7-8 (Discovery Middle School, Liberty Middle School), and two high schools serving grades 9-12 (Bob Jones High School and James Clemens High School).
Madison Elementary, assembled about 1936, is the earliest school in the system.
Madison also has a several private schools, including Madison Academy, Lindsay Lane Christian Academy, St John the Baptist Catholic School, and Westminster Christian Academy.
The Madison Record and the Madison County Record have been newspapers for the town/city since 1967.
Madison is served by Interstate 565, US 72 (University Drive), and Madison Boulevard (Alabama State Route 20, and Alt.
"Madison (city), Alabama - State & County Quick - Facts".
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Madison city, Alabama".
Madison City Schools - About Us.
The Madison Record Madison County Record "Madison Academy grad Kerron Johnson dominant Belmont into third straight NCAA tournament".
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