Editing Madison, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
Madison is located in southwestern Madison County at {{coord|38|41|1|N|90|9|4|W|type:city}} (38.683700, -90.151047).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The central city area is bordered by [[Granite City, Illinois|Granite City]] to the north and [[Venice, Illinois|Venice]] to the southwest. However, the Madison city limits now extend {{convert|3|mi|0}} south, {{convert|4|mi|0}} east, and {{convert|8|mi|0}} north of the city center, so that it is also bordered by [[Hartford, Illinois|Hartford]] to the extreme north, [[Pontoon Beach, Illinois|Pontoon Beach]] to the east, [[Fairmont City, Illinois|Fairmont City]] to the southeast, and [[Brooklyn, Illinois|Brooklyn]] to the southwest. The [[Mississippi River]] forms the western boundary of Madison north of Venice, with [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], across the river.

[[Illinois Route 203]] passes through the center of Madison as MC Cambridge Avenue and Edwardsville Road, leading north into Granite City and south to Interstates [[Interstate 55|55]] and [[Interstate 70|70]] at their Exit 4 in the southernmost part of town. [[Illinois Route 3]] (Cedar Street) crosses the western part of Madison, leading south into Venice before crossing the Mississippi into St. Louis, and north through Granite City to Hartford.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Madison has a total area of {{convert|17.88|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|14.15|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|3.74|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 20.91%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>