Editing Madison, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Madison
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = [[Lutefisk]] Capital of the USA
| motto              = <!-- Images --------------->
| image_skyline      = File:6th Avenue looking toward Courthouse, Madison, MN-01.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 6th Avenue looking toward Courthouse
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps ----------------->
| image_map          = Lac_qui_Parle_County_Minnesota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Madison_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Madison<br/>within [[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Lac qui Parle County]] and state of [[Minnesota]]
| image_map1         = 
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location ------------->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Minnesota]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Lac qui Parle]]
<!-- Government ----------->| named_for          = [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Greg Thole
| leader_title1      = Governing body
| leader_name1       = Madison City Council
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area ----------------->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2.72
| area_land_km2      = 2.72
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.05
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.05
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
<!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
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| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1518
| population_density_km2 = 558.28
| population_density_sq_mi = 1445.71
<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 1089
| coordinates        = {{coord|45|00|46|N|96|11|21|W|region:US-MN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 56256
| area_code          = [[Area code 320|320]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 27-39266<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2395807<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395807}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://www.ci.madison.mn.us/|ci.madison.mn.us}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Madison''' is a city in and the county seat of [[Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota|Lac qui Parle County]], [[Minnesota]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> United States, along the [[45th parallel north|45th parallel]]. The population was 1,518 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=2020 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2739266 |work=American FactFinder |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 1, 2022}}</ref> It proclaims itself to be the "[[lutefisk]] capital of the USA."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/food.html|title=Community slogans about food - ePodunk|work=epodunk.com|access-date=May 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401072831/http://www.epodunk.com/slogans/food.html|archive-date=April 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Lac qui Parle History Center-with sign.jpg|thumb|left|Lac qui Parle History Center]] Madison was [[plat]]ted in 1884, and named after [[Madison, Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Warren Upham|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n309 290]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Madison since 1884.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Lac+qui+Parle | title=Lac qui Parle County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=July 17, 2015}}</ref>

The Madison City Council proposed that the city should be named the Lutefisk Capital of the United States in 1982, and the Madison Chamber of Commerce funded the construction of a {{Cvt|25|feet|m}} fiberglass [[cod]] nicknamed Lou T. Fisk, which welcomes visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lou T. Fisk |url=https://www.ci.madison.mn.us/about/lou-t-fisk/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=City of Madison |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

[[U.S. Route 75#Minnesota|U.S. Highway 75]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 40]] are two of the main routes in the city.

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Madison has a [[hot-summer humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Madison was {{convert|110|F|C|1}} on July 31, 1988 and August 1, 1988, while the coldest temperature recorded was {{convert|-36|F|C|1}} on February 9, 1994.<ref name = NOWData />

{{Weather box
|location = Madison, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1940–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 67
|Feb record high F = 66
|Mar record high F = 84
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 81
|Dec record high F = 63

|Jan avg record high F = 44.3
|Feb avg record high F = 47.8
|Mar avg record high F = 64.0
|Apr avg record high F = 81.0
|May avg record high F = 90.8
|Jun avg record high F = 94.2
|Jul avg record high F = 94.0
|Aug avg record high F = 92.1
|Sep avg record high F = 89.5
|Oct avg record high F = 83.7
|Nov avg record high F = 65.1
|Dec avg record high F = 48.0
|year avg record high F = 97.3

|Jan high F = 21.7
|Feb high F = 26.3
|Mar high F = 38.8
|Apr high F = 54.6
|May high F = 68.7
|Jun high F = 78.6
|Jul high F = 82.5
|Aug high F = 79.7
|Sep high F = 73.1
|Oct high F = 58.3
|Nov high F = 41.0
|Dec high F = 26.9
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 12.2
|Feb mean F = 16.5
|Mar mean F = 29.2
|Apr mean F = 43.8
|May mean F = 57.6
|Jun mean F = 68.1
|Jul mean F = 71.9
|Aug mean F = 68.9
|Sep mean F = 61.1
|Oct mean F = 46.9
|Nov mean F = 31.6
|Dec mean F = 18.1
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 2.6
|Feb low F = 6.8
|Mar low F = 19.7
|Apr low F = 32.9
|May low F = 46.5
|Jun low F = 57.7
|Jul low F = 61.3
|Aug low F = 58.1
|Sep low F = 49.1
|Oct low F = 35.6
|Nov low F = 22.2
|Dec low F = 9.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -19.6
|Feb avg record low F = -14.6
|Mar avg record low F = -4.6
|Apr avg record low F = 17.9
|May avg record low F = 31.6
|Jun avg record low F = 45.4
|Jul avg record low F = 49.3
|Aug avg record low F = 45.6
|Sep avg record low F = 32.7
|Oct avg record low F = 19.0
|Nov avg record low F = 2.6
|Dec avg record low F = -13.4
|year avg record low F = -22.6

|Jan record low F = -35
|Feb record low F = -36
|Mar record low F = -23
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 20
|Jun record low F = 32
|Jul record low F = 40
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 17
|Oct record low F = 4
|Nov record low F = -18
|Dec record low F = -35

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.54
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.60
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.30
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.39
|May precipitation inch = 3.21
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.82
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.57
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.35
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.50
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.13
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.59
|year precipitation inch =

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.7
|Feb precipitation days = 4.6
|Mar precipitation days = 6.3
|Apr precipitation days = 8.4
|May precipitation days = 10.4
|Jun precipitation days = 11.0
|Jul precipitation days = 9.1
|Aug precipitation days = 8.4
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.7
|Nov precipitation days = 4.4
|Dec precipitation days = 5.0

|Jan snow inch = 7.7
|Feb snow inch = 9.3
|Mar snow inch = 7.7
|Apr snow inch = 5.8
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.9
|Nov snow inch = 5.5
|Dec snow inch = 9.9
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.2
|Feb snow days = 5.0
|Mar snow days = 3.9
|Apr snow days = 1.6
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 2.3
|Dec snow days = 5.1

|Jan snow depth inch = 7.2
|Feb snow depth inch = 7.4
|Mar snow depth inch = 8.1
|Apr snow depth inch = 2.9
|May snow depth inch = 0.1
|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0
|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0
|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0
|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0
|Oct snow depth inch = 0.2
|Nov snow depth inch = 3.1
|Dec snow depth inch = 6.1
|year snow depth inch = 13.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00214994&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Madison WWTP, MN
|access-date = September 4, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mpx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Minneapolis
|access-date = September 4, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 625
|1900= 1386
|1910= 1811
|1920= 1838
|1930= 1916
|1940= 2312
|1950= 2303
|1960= 2380
|1970= 2242
|1980= 2212
|1990= 1951
|2000= 1768
|2010= 1551
|2020= 1518
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 10, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2010 census===
[[File:Business district, Madison, Minnesota-01.jpg|thumb|left|Business district]]As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 13, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,551 people, 736 households, and 404 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1477.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 873 housing units at an average density of {{convert|831.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 736 households, of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were non-families. 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.68.

The median age in the city was 54.6 years. 17% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 15.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 35.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 789 households, and 462 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,737.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 882 housing units at an average density of {{convert|866.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 99.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.06% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.06% of the population.

There were 789 households, out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 35.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,102, and the median income for a family was $38,008. Males had a median income of $27,903 versus $20,694 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,435.  About 3.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

[[File:Madison Minnesota welcome sign.jpg|thumb|Sign welcoming visitors to Madison featuring a cartoon cod]]

==Politics==
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results 1960–2020}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results|access-date=February 22, 2021|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222230838/https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.5%''' ''488''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.2% ''341''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''20''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.1%''' ''445''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.9% ''320''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.0% ''58''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.0% ''365''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.3%''' ''433''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''14''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.2% ''405''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.0%''' ''457''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.8% ''34''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.4% ''422''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.3%''' ''537''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''13''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.6% ''400''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.7%''' ''532''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.7% ''78''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.4% ''306''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.8%''' ''573''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.8% ''96''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.4% ''335''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.1%''' ''585''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.5% ''182''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.5% ''474''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.5%''' ''641''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.3% ''576''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.7%''' ''593''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.0% ''569''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.0%''' ''595''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.0% ''101''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.4% ''550''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%''' ''700''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''18''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.2%''' ''653''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.5% ''515''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.3% ''16''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.8%''' ''603''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.8% ''522''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.4% ''40''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.1% ''486''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.8%''' ''667''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''1''
|-
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.0%''' ''713''
|  style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.7% ''513''
|  style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''3''

|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Education==
Madison Public Schools are part of the [[Lac qui Parle Valley School District]]. Schools in the district include MMN Elementary School, Appleton Elementary School, LqPV Middle School and Lac qui Parle Valley High School.

MMN Elementary School is located in Madison, LqPV Middle School and LqPV High School are located in rural Madison, and Appleton Elementary School is located in Appleton.

Renae Tostenson is the Superintendent of Schools.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://lqpv.org/|title= Lac qui Parle Valley School District #2853|publisher= Lac qui Parle Valley School District #2853|accessdate=June 26, 2012}}</ref>

==Media==
Since January 31, 1983, KLQP-FM known as "Q92" has been serving a five-county area from studios in Madison.

==Notable people==
* [[Carol Bly]] (1930–2007) - Award-winning author of short stories, essays and nonfiction.
* [[Robert Bly]] (1926–2021) Poet, activist and author of ''[[Iron John: A Book About Men]]'' (1990).
* [[Alvin O. Hofstad]] (1905–1962), farmer and Minnesota state legislator
* [[Jacob F. Jacobson]] (1849–1938), member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]

==In popular culture==
In 2004, the American independent film ''[[Sweet Land]]'' was filmed partially in Madison.  The film was released in 2005.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Madison Armory.JPG|Armory building
File:St Michael's Church, Madison, MN-01.jpg|St. Michael's Church
File:Carnegie Library, Madison, MN-1.jpg|Carnegie Library
File:Lac qui Parle County Courthouse.jpg|Lac qui Parle County Courthouse
File:The Western Guard Newspaper building, Madison, MN.jpg|The Western Guard Newspaper
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Official website|http://www.ci.madison.mn.us/ }}
*[http://www.madisonmn.info/ Madison, MN – Business, Community, and Visitor Information site]

{{Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota}}
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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota]]
[[Category:County seats in Minnesota]]