Editing Madison, Mississippi

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Madison, Mississippi
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = "Madison the City", "The Brick City"
| image_skyline      = Madison Central High School.JPG
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Madison Central High School
| image_flag         = Flag of Madison, Mississippi.png
| flag_size          = 110px
| image_seal         = Madison,_Mississippi_Seal.gif
| seal_size          = 90px
| image_map          = Madison_County_Mississippi_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Madison_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location in Madison County and the state of Mississippi
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
<!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Mississippi]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Mississippi|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison]]
<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Municipality
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Mary Hawkins Butler]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = Since 1988
<!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Mississippi |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_28.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=February 20, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 
| area_land_km2      = 
| area_water_km2     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 26.43
| area_land_sq_mi    = 25.25
| area_water_sq_mi   = 1.18
<!-- Population -->
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2020">{{Cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=&g=1600000US2844520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Madison city, Mississippi: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=February 20, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 27747
| population_density_km2 = 424.17
| population_density_sq_mi = 1098.59
<!-- General information -->
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft       = 308
| coordinates        = {{coord|32|28|26|N|90|07|50|W|region:US-MS|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 39110, 39130
| area_code          = [[Area code 601|601]], [[Area code 769|769]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 28-44520
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 2404992<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2404992}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.madisonthecity.com/|madisonthecity.com}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Madison''' is the [[List of municipalities in Mississippi|11th most populous city]] in [[Mississippi]], United States, located in [[Madison County, Mississippi|Madison County]], {{convert|13|mi}} north of the [[List of capitals in the United States|state capital]], [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]. The population was 27,747 at the [[2020 U.S. census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Madison_city,_Mississippi?g=1600000US2844520|title=Census - Geography Profile: Madison city, Mississippi|access-date=February 24, 2023}}</ref> up from 24,149 in [[2010 United States census|2010]]. It is part of the [[Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area|Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The city of Madison, named for [[James Madison]], the fourth president of the United States, developed along a bustling railroad track in antebellum Mississippi. It began in 1856 when the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] opened '''Madison Station''', the forerunner of the city of Madison.<ref name="History of Madison">{{Cite web|url=http://www.madisonthecity.com/history-madison|title=History of Madison|date=26 February 2015}}</ref>

The nearby town of Madisonville was a settlement along the stagecoach route on the [[Natchez Trace]]. It was the first [[county seat]] of Madison County in 1828,<ref name="Rowland">{{cite book | last = Rowland | first = Dunbar | title = Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form | publisher = Southern Historical Publishing Association | year = 1907 | url = https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/548960-redirection | volume = 2 | page = 163}}</ref> and had a race track, two banks, a wagon factory, and at least one hotel. Its residents gradually moved to the new railroad community, and old Madisonville became defunct.

Like many railroad towns in the [[Southern United States|South]], Madison Station was heavily damaged by the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Ten miles from the state capital of [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]], Madison Station was largely destroyed in 1863 after the July 18–22 [[Jackson expedition|siege of Jackson]]. No battles were fought in Madison County, but Major General [[Stephen D. Lee]] concentrated his command in Madison Station during the month of February 1864. Stephen Lee was later appointed as the first president of Mississippi State College (now [[Mississippi State University]]).<ref name="History of Madison"/>

The railroad continued to attract growth after the Civil War. In 1897, the Madison Land Company encouraged northerners to "Go South, and grow up with the country." Located in [[Chicago]], the land company's interest in development prompted Madison to incorporate as a village, though the charter was lost when regular elections were not held because of the failure of the "land boom".<ref name="History of Madison"/>

The Madison Land Company offered prime land for as little as $3.00 an acre. It claimed that Mississippi had the lowest debt ratio in the United States at $19.00 per capita and that Mississippians were one-third healthier by "official figures" than people in [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Massachusetts]]. The figures were quoted in the Madison Land Company's brochure by Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, the second Episcopal bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi|Diocese of Mississippi]] and a Madison resident, who originally came from [[Wisconsin]].<ref name="History of Madison"/>

After many years of court battles, the city annexed other territory to expand its limits in size in the late 2000s.

On [[Tornado outbreak of November 23–24, 2001|November 24, 2001]], a violent F4 tornado impacted western portions of the city. Many homes were severely damaged or destroyed, including some that were leveled and swept from their foundations in the Fairfield subdivision. The tornado traveled {{convert|11.5|mi|km}} across Madison County, damaging or destroying 164 homes along the path. Two people were killed by the tornado, and 21 others were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=NWS Jackson, MS - Nov. 24, 2001 Tornado Outbreak Madison County MS |url=https://www.weather.gov/jan/2001_11_24_tor_madison_ms |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Storm Events Database - Event Details {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information |url=https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/stormevents/eventdetails.jsp?id=5272625 |access-date=2024-06-03 |website=www.ncdc.noaa.gov}}</ref>

==Geography==
Madison is in southern Madison County and is bordered to the south by the city of [[Ridgeland, Mississippi|Ridgeland]]. The city of [[Gluckstadt, Mississippi|Gluckstadt]] is {{convert|5|mi|0}} to the north. [[Interstate 55]] passes through the city, with access from Exit 107 (Madison Avenue) and Exit 108 (Hwy 463). [[U.S. Route 51]] passes through the city center, now within the eastern part of the city limits as expansion has occurred to the west. The [[Natchez Trace Parkway]] runs along the eastern border of the city.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Madison has a total area of {{convert|26.4|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|25.2|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, or 4.47%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The east side of the city drains to the [[Ross Barnett Reservoir]] on the [[Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana)|Pearl River]], while the northern part drains to Bear Creek, a tributary of the [[Big Black River (Mississippi)|Big Black River]], and the western part drains to Limekiln Creek, a tributary of Bogue Chitto Creek, which also flows to the Big Black.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1950= 540
|1960= 703
|1970= 853
|1980= 2241
|1990= 7471
|2000= 14692
|2010= 24149
|2020= 27747
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Strawberry Patch Park 2009.jpg|thumb|right|[[Strawberry Patch Park]]]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Madison racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US2844520&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-08|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|21,809
|78.6%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|3,235
|11.66%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|27
|0.1%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|1,336
|4.81%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|6
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|768
|2.77%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|566
|2.04%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 27,747 people, 8,972 households, and 7,121 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 14,692 people, 5,189 households, and 4,249 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,090.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,316 housing units at an average density of {{convert|394.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.23% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.40% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 5,189 households, out of which 48.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 35.1% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $71,266 (estimated at $105,485 in 2008), and the median income for a family was $77,202. Males had a median income of $54,358 versus $34,081 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $29,082. About 2.1% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Recreation==
* [[Strawberry Patch Park]], one mile running trail, playground, and children's fishing pond
* [[Liberty Park (Madison)|Liberty Park]], sports fields and playgrounds
* [[Simmons Arboretum]], wooded trail

==Education==
Madison is served by the [[Madison County School District (Mississippi)|Madison County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28089_madison/DC20SD_C28089.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Madison County, MS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 30, 2021}}</ref> The student/teacher ratio is 19:1.

[[Madison-Ridgeland Academy]] is a 6A private high school and member of the MSAIS located in Madison.

[[St. Joseph Catholic School (Madison, Mississippi)|St. Joseph Catholic School]] is a parochial school located in Madison that serves the Jackson Area; it is of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson]].

In 2010, [[Tulane University]] opened a satellite campus of its School of Continuing Studies. The campus was housed in a renovated wing of the former Madison Station Elementary School (Madison Ridgeland High School) campus until it closed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tulane.edu/news/releases/pr_083109.cfm|title=Tulane University - News Releases Archive|website=Tulane.edu|access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Nobles|first1=Wilborn|title=Mississippi mayor demands $10 million from Tulane University: Report |url=http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2017/09/tulane_university_asked_to_pay.html#incart_2box_nola_river_orleans_news|access-date=September 14, 2017|newspaper=New Orleans Times-Picayune|date=September 13, 2017}}</ref> [[Jackson State University]] has also opened a satellite campus in the city.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}

==Transportation==
There is one small airport in the city, [[Bruce Campbell Field]].

[[Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport]], {{convert|13|mi}} to the southeast, is the commercial airport of the [[Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi|Jackson metropolitan area]].

==Points of interest==
* [[Simmons Arboretum]]
* The [[Chapel of the Cross (Mannsdale, Mississippi)|Chapel of the Cross]], just outside the northwestern city limits in Mannsdale, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].

==Notable people==
* [[Joseph Bennett (Mississippi politician)]] 19th century state legislator
* [[Joel Bomgar]], member of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Bomgar |url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/house/bomgar.xml |website=Mississippi House of Representatives |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Eddie Briggs]], lawyer and former [[lieutenant governor of Mississippi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/39110-ms-eddie-briggs-4323892.html|title=Eddie Briggs - Lawyer in Madison, MS |website=Avvo.com|access-date=2 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[Buddy Brown (musician)|Buddy Brown]], [[country music]] singer<ref name="USA Today">{{cite web |title=Singer Buddy Brown a YouTube Sensation |website=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/04/01/youtube-buddy-brown/7183027/ |accessdate=May 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912152946/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/04/01/youtube-buddy-brown/7183027/ |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
* [[Shaq Buchanan]] (born 1997), basketball player in the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
* [[John F. Burrow]], former member of the [[Mississippi State Senate]] and Mississippi House of Representatives<ref>{{Cite news |date=1958-08-28 |title=Obituary for John F. Burrow |pages=1 |work=Hattiesburg American |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118740380/obituary-for-john-f-burrow/ |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Corey Dickerson]], professional baseball player for the [[Miami Marlins]]; resides in Madison during the offseason<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.whitepages.com/name/Mckenzie-Dickerson/MS?fs=1&searchedName=mckenzie%20Dickerson&searchedLocation=MS|title = Whitepages|website=Whitepages.com}}</ref>
* [[Tate Ellington]], actor
* [[Stephen Gostkowski]], professional football player for the [[Tennessee Titans]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mississippitoday.org/2018/01/31/kicking-patriots-super-bowl-gostkowski-scored-madison-central/|title=Before kicking Patriots to Super Bowl, Gostkowski scored at Madison Central|website=Mississippitoday.org|date=31 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Parys Haralson]], former [[National Football League]] (NFL) linebacker<ref>{{cite web |title=Parys Haralson |url=https://www.on3.com/db/parys-haralson-95133/ |website=on3.com |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Larry Hart (American football)|Larry Hart]], former NFL [[defensive end]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Hart |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HartLa99.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Sarah Beth James]], [[Miss Mississippi]] 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Beth James |url=https://www.missamerica.org/titleholders/2011-mississippi/ |website=missamerica.org |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Timothy L. Johnson]], former member of the Mississippi State Senate<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Johnson Gallery |url=https://www.clarionledger.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2015/02/04/tim-johnson--gallery/22865623/ |access-date=May 20, 2023 |work=Clarion-Ledger |date=February 4, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Will Longwitz]], member of the Mississippi State Senate<ref>{{cite web |title=Will Longwitz |url=http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/members/senate/longwitz.xml |website=Mississippi Senate |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[D. J. Montgomery]], wide receiver for the [[Indianapolis Colts]]
* [[Roy K. Moore]], [[FBI]] agent<ref>{{cite news |last1=Case |first1=Bert |title=Roy K. Moore dies |url=https://www.wlbt.com/story/9177554/roy-k-moore-dies/ |access-date=May 19, 2023 |work=WLBT |date=October 14, 2008}}</ref>
* [[Ronnie Musgrove]], 62nd [[List of governors of Mississippi|governor of Mississippi]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davis |first1=Andi |title=Wife of former Governor Ronnie Musgrove passes away |url=https://www.supertalk.fm/wife-of-former-governor-ronnie-musgrove-passes-away/ |access-date=May 19, 2023 |work=Super Talk |date=September 27, 2021}}</ref>
* [[John Henry Rogers]], [[U.S. House of Representatives|congressman]] from Arkansas and a federal judge<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/ROGERS,-John-Henry-(R000399)/|title=ROGERS, John Henry &#124; US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|website=History.house.gov}}</ref>
* [[Chris Spencer (American football)|Chris Spencer]], former NFL [[center (American football)|center]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Spencer |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Chris-Spencer-48383/college-81645/ |website=247sports.com |access-date=May 19, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Spencer Turnbull]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Madison Central alumnus and Detroit Tigers pitcher Spencer Turnbull wins first game since coming off Tommy John surgery and not pitching in 18 months |url=https://mississippiscoreboard.com/madison-central-alumnus-and-detroit-tigers-pitcher-spencer-turnbull-wins-first-game-since-coming-off-tommy-john-surgery-and-not-pitching-in-18-months/ |website=Mississippi Scoreboard |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Dallas Walker]], former NFL [[tight end]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Dallas Walker |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Dallas-Walker-54514/high-school-93499/ |website=247sports.com |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Ruston Webster]], NFL scout for the [[Atlanta Falcons]]
* [[Sammy Winder]], former [[running back]] for the [[Denver Broncos]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sammy Winder |url=https://msfame.com/inductees/sammy-winder/ |website=msfame.com |access-date=May 20, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|www.madisonthecity.com}}

{{Madison County, Mississippi}}
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[[Category:Cities in Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Madison County, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Cities in Jackson metropolitan area, Mississippi]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1856]]
[[Category:1856 establishments in Mississippi]]