Editing Madison County, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
The terrain in Madison County consists of gently rolling terrain, sloped to the east-southeast, largely devoted to agriculture. The [[Elkhorn River]] runs eastward across the upper central portion of the county.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Madison+County,+NE/@41.9164963,-97.7413672,50224m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87906dc1058a548f:0x8080222b1eb3dcc7!8m2!3d41.9108264!4d-97.5247243 ''Madison County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|573|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.7|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[File:US 275.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 275 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 275]]
* [[File:N-24.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 24]]
* [[File:N-32.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 32]]
* [[File:N-35.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 35]]
* [[File:N-45.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 45]]
* [[File:N-121.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 121]]
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===Transit===
*[[Express Arrow]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne County]] – northeast
* [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton County]] – east
* [[Platte County, Nebraska|Platte County]] – south
* [[Boone County, Nebraska|Boone County]] – southwest
* [[Antelope County, Nebraska|Antelope County]] – northwest
* [[Pierce County, Nebraska|Pierce County]] – north
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===Protected areas===
* Oak Valley State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Oak+Valley+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Battle+Creek,+NE+68715/@41.9486882,-97.6222229,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87906dc1058a548f:0x8080222b1eb3dcc7!2sMadison+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9108264!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x8790728679af11a1:0x42d6eb59140aff5e!8m2!3d41.9476336!4d-97.6209108 ''Oak Valley State Wildlife Management Area''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Yellowbanks State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yellowbanks+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Meadow+Grove,+NE+68752/@42.0464136,-97.6679025,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87906dc1058a548f:0x8080222b1eb3dcc7!2sMadison+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9108264!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x87900c33c6b70dff:0xc6f549664cf80516!8m2!3d42.0474129!4d-97.6575237 ''Yellowbanks State Wildlife Management Area, Meadow Grove NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>