Editing Madison, Florida

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|established_date3        = 1945<ref>{{Cite web|title=FLORIDA CITIES BY INCORPORATION YEAR|url=http://www.floridaleagueofcities.com/docs/default-source/CMRI/2016citiesbyincorporationb682b2c41a9e6c4e8be5ff0000e8da5f.pdf?sfvrsn=0|website=Florida League of Cities}}</ref>
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|leader_name              = Ina Thompson
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|leader_name1             = Jim Catron
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|leader_name2             = Rayne Cooks,<br>Byron Poore, and<br>Judy Townsend
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|leader_name3             = Jerome Wyche
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|leader_name4             = Lee Anne Hall
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'''Madison''' is a city in and the county seat of [[Madison County, Florida|Madison County]], on the central northern border of [[Florida]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 2,912 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
The territory now known as Madison County was ruled at various times by [[Spain]] and The United States of America. This area was developed for cotton [[Plantation complexes in the Southern United States|plantation]]s dependent on the labor of [[Slavery in the United States|enslaved]] African Americans. After the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and emancipation, many [[freedmen]] and their descendants stayed in the region, working as [[sharecroppers]] or tenant farmers.

Racial violence of whites against blacks increased after the [[Reconstruction era]], reaching a peak near the turn of the 20th century. The following [[African Americans]] were [[Lynching in the United States|lynched]] in Madison: Savage and James in 1882,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GAJSAQAAMAAJ&q=independent+party+florida+frank+pope&pg=PA701 |title = Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress |last1 = Congress |first1 = United States |year = 1889}}</ref> Charles Martin, 1 February 1899; both James Denson and his stepson, 7 January 1901; and an unidentified man, 9 February 1906.<ref name="lynchings">[http://www.ourtimepress.com/view-from-here-never-forget-the-lynchings-list/ David Mark Greaves, "View From Here: Never Forget -(The Lynching List)"], 3 February 2012; accessed 19 March 2018</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Wardlaw-Smith House Madison01.jpg|thumb|left|Historic Wardlaw-Smith House]]
Madison is located slightly east of the center of Madison County at {{coord|30|28|N|83|25|W|}} (30.466, –83.415).<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> [[U.S. Route 90]] passes through the center of town, leading west {{convert|56|mi}} to [[Tallahassee, Florida|Tallahassee]], the state capital, and southeast {{convert|52|mi}} to [[Lake City, Florida|Lake City]]. [[Interstate 10]] passes {{convert|4|mi|0}} to the south of Madison with access from exits 251 and 258.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.7|sqmi|km2|1}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqmi|2}}, or 1.93%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Climate==

The climate for the City of Madison is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Madison has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=572580&cityname=Madison%2C+Florida%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Madison, Florida]</ref>

[[File:Greene Publishing, Madison.jpg|thumb|center|Greene Publishing]]

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|location = Madison, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1892&ndash;2017
|single line = Y

|Jan record high F = 88
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 99
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 89

|Jan avg record high F = 77.6
|Feb avg record high F = 80.3
|Mar avg record high F = 84.9
|Apr avg record high F = 88.8
|May avg record high F = 93.4
|Jun avg record high F = 97.4
|Jul avg record high F = 97.3
|Aug avg record high F = 97.2
|Sep avg record high F = 94.2
|Oct avg record high F = 90.0
|Nov avg record high F = 83.9
|Dec avg record high F = 79.3
|year avg record high F = 99.4

| Jan high F = 63.0
| Feb high F = 67.0
| Mar high F = 73.4
| Apr high F = 79.2
| May high F = 85.8
| Jun high F = 89.7
| Jul high F = 90.9
| Aug high F = 90.6
| Sep high F = 87.0
| Oct high F = 80.5
| Nov high F = 71.7
| Dec high F = 65.5
|year high F = 78.7
|Jan mean F = 51.6
|Feb mean F = 55.3
|Mar mean F = 60.9
|Apr mean F = 67.0
|May mean F = 74.1
|Jun mean F = 79.6
|Jul mean F = 81.2
|Aug mean F = 81.1
|Sep mean F = 77.5
|Oct mean F = 69.3
|Nov mean F = 60.1
|Dec mean F = 54.3
|year mean F = 67.7
| Jan low F = 40.2
| Feb low F = 43.6
| Mar low F = 48.4
| Apr low F = 54.8
| May low F = 62.4
| Jun low F = 69.5
| Jul low F = 71.5
| Aug low F = 71.6
| Sep low F = 67.9
| Oct low F = 58.1
| Nov low F = 48.6
| Dec low F = 43.0
|year low F = 56.7

|Jan avg record low F = 23.8
|Feb avg record low F = 26.6
|Mar avg record low F = 31.8
|Apr avg record low F = 38.9
|May avg record low F = 50.3
|Jun avg record low F = 61.5
|Jul avg record low F = 66.3
|Aug avg record low F = 66.0
|Sep avg record low F = 56.7
|Oct avg record low F = 41.6
|Nov avg record low F = 32.1
|Dec avg record low F = 25.3
|year avg record low F = 19.8

|Jan record low F = 5
|Feb record low F = 14
|Mar record low F = 19
|Apr record low F = 33
|May record low F = 43
|Jun record low F = 52
|Jul record low F = 61
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 42
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 16
|Dec record low F = 7

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| Jan precipitation inch = 4.92
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.84
| Mar precipitation inch = 5.06
| Apr precipitation inch = 2.91
| May precipitation inch = 2.66
| Jun precipitation inch = 7.62
| Jul precipitation inch = 6.17
| Aug precipitation inch = 6.57
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.96
| Oct precipitation inch = 3.29
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.32
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.45
|year precipitation inch = 52.77
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| Jan precipitation days = 9.0
| Feb precipitation days = 7.9
| Mar precipitation days = 7.4
| Apr precipitation days = 6.2
| May precipitation days = 6.1
| Jun precipitation days = 11.6
| Jul precipitation days = 12.8
| Aug precipitation days = 12.9
| Sep precipitation days = 8.4
| Oct precipitation days = 4.8
| Nov precipitation days = 5.2
| Dec precipitation days = 7.4
| year precipitation days = 99.7
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 423
|1870= 924
|1880= 756
|1890= 781
|1900= 849
|1910= 1560
|1920= 1952
|1930= 2189
|1940= 2730
|1950= 3150
|1960= 3239
|1970= 3737
|1980= 3487
|1990= 3345
|2000= 3061
|2010= 2843
|2020= 2912
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Madison racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Madison city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Madison+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Madison city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Madison+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|863
|840
|30.36%
|28.85%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,869
|1,849
|65.74%
|63.50%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|11
|13
|0.39%
|0.45%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|19
|12
|0.67%
|0.41%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|0
|0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|1
|4
|0.04%
|0.14%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|41
|82
|1.44%
|2.82%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|39
|112
|1.37%
|3.85%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''2,843'''
|'''2,912'''
|
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|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,912 people, 1,101 households, and 556 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Madison city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Madison+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 2,843 people, 1,237 households, and 696 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Madison city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Madison+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,061 people, 1,227 households, and 764 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,209.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,395 housing units at an average density of {{convert|551.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 35.74% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 62.43% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.49% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.91% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.16% of the population.

In 2000, there were 1,227 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.7% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.13.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $17,656, and the median income for a family was $22,988. Males had a median income of $24,101 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $10,041. About 37.0% of families and 39.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 49.2% of those under age 18 and 28.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

Madison has the [[Council–manager government|city manager-council form of government]]. City commissioners are elected from districts and serve for four years. The commission appoints the city manager and city clerk; a mayor-commissioner serves a one-year term. The City of Madison has a 14 officer police department, and a 9 firefighter fire department.

The 2008–2009 [[millage rate]] is 6.0484. The General Fund Budget is $7,344,592. Emphasis is placed on public safety, primarily expanding the Fire Department full-time personnel to implement a 24/48 hour, 3 shift coverage. In addition, the city plans to address abandoned and rundown property issues.

==Education==

Madison is served by two campuses of the [[District School Board of Madison County]], Madison County Central School (PK–8) and [[Madison County High School (Florida)|Madison County High School]].

[[North Florida College]] provides post-secondary instruction for six counties (Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, and Taylor). In addition, St. Leo University provides university instruction at the junior-senior level.

<gallery widths="200px" heights="140px">
File:Madison County Central School.jpg|Madison County Central School
File:Madison County High School, Madison.jpg|[[Madison County High School (Florida)|Madison County High School]]
</gallery>

==Media==
Area newspapers published by Greene Publishing are ''[[Madison County Carrier]]'' and ''[[The Madison Enterprise Recorder]]''.

== Transportation ==
Madison is served by Madison Shuttle, a bus route operated by [[Big Bend Transit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bigbendtransit.org/madison/|title=Big Bend Transit {{!}} COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF MADISON COUNTY|website=www.bigbendtransit.org|access-date=2019-01-31}}</ref>

Freight service is provided by the [[Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad]], which acquired most of the former [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] main line from Pensacola to Jacksonville on June 1, 2019.

==Notable people==
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* [[LeGarrette Blount]], [[NFL]] running back
* [[Lorenzo Cain]], [[MLB]] player
* [[Geno Hayes]], NFL linebacker
* [[Colin Kelly]], [[World War II]] hero
* [[Scott Kelly (politician)|Scott Kelly]], politician
* [[Jacobbi McDaniel]], NFL defensive tackle
* [[Scott Phillips (musician)|Scott Phillips]], drummer for the band [[Creed (band)|Creed]]
* [[Jesse Solomon]], NFL linebacker
* [[Chris Thompson (running back)|Chris Thompson]], NFL running back
* [[Ernest Thomas (Groveland Four)|Ernest Thomas]], one of the [[Groveland Four]], killed by a sheriff's posse in Madison in July 1949, exonerated in 2021
* [[Don Williams (NASCAR)|Don Williams]], [[NASCAR]] stock car driver

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Florida}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|www.cityofmadisonfl.com}}
* [http://www.madisonfl.org/ Greater Madison County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.madisonfla.com/ Madison County, Florida] tourism site
* [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028405 ''Madison Enterprise-Recorder''] newspaper that serves Madison, Florida is available in full-text with images in [http://ufdc.ufl.edu/fdnl1 Florida Digital Newspaper Library]

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