Editing Madison, Missouri

{{Distinguish|Madison County, Missouri}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Madison, Missouri
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = 
| motto                    = 

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| image_skyline            = Intersection of US 24 and MO 151, Madison, Missouri.jpg
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| image_caption            = Intersection of [[U.S. Route 24 (Missouri)|US 24]] and [[Missouri Route 151|MO 151]] in downtown Madison
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| image_map                = Monroe_County_Missouri_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Madison_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location in Monroe County and the state of Missouri
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Missouri]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Missouri|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Monroe County, Missouri|Monroe]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023">{{cite web |title=2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_29.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=April 30, 2024}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 1.16
| area_land_km2            = 1.16
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi         = 0.45
| area_land_sq_mi          = 0.45
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

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| 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=1600000US2945470&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title=P1. Race – Madison city, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=April 30, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total         = 515
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| population_density_km2   = 444.16
| population_density_sq_mi = 1149.55

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| 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             = 804
| coordinates              = {{coord|39|28|25|N|92|12|42|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 65263
| area_code                = [[Area code 660|660]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 29-45470<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2395808<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2395808}}</ref>
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}}
'''Madison''' is a city in [[Monroe County, Missouri|Monroe County]], [[Missouri]], United States. The population was 515 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2945470|access-date=2021-12-26|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
The first settlement at Madison was made in 1836.<ref name="History">{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_monroe.html | title=Monroe County Place Names, 1928–1945 | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=November 10, 2016 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070849/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_monroe.html | archivedate=June 24, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> [[James R. Abernathy]] settled in Madison in that year, and named the town after [[James Madison]], the fourth [[President of the United States]]. In 1837, Abernathy laid out and divided 40 acres of land in the town into 90 lots, which he sold for $1,100 ({{Inflation|US|1100|1837|fmt=eq}}).<ref name="Bio2">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ASZEAQAAMAAJ&dq=%22James+R.+Abernathy+%22+Judge&pg=PA504 |title=History of Monroe and Shelby Counties, Missouri |chapter=Judge James R. Abernathy (Retired Attorney at Law, Paris|work=National Historical Company|place=Chicago|date=1884|page=173|access-date=2022-05-26}}</ref>

A [[post office]] called Madison has existed since 1837.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MO&county=Monroe |title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=10 November 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Madison is in western Monroe County along [[U.S. Route 24]] (Broadway Street), which leads east {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Paris, Missouri|Paris]], the [[county seat]], and west {{Convert|14|mi}} to [[Moberly, Missouri|Moberly]]. [[Missouri Route 151]] also passes through the center of Madison, leading north {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Clarence, Missouri|Clarence]] and south {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Centralia, Missouri|Centralia]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Madison has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> Land within the city limits drains northwest to Pedee Branch, a north-flowing tributary of Flat Creek, which in turn leads to the Middle Fork of the [[Salt River (Missouri)|Salt River]]; and southeast toward the Elk Fork of the Salt River.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 315
|1890= 486
|1900= 538
|1910= 688
|1920= 646
|1930= 664
|1940= 625
|1950= 571
|1960= 528
|1970= 540
|1980= 656
|1990= 518
|2000= 586
|2010= 554
|2020= 515
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
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=2012-07-08}}</ref> of 2010, there were 554 people, 243 households, and 151 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1231.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|624.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.6% of the population.

There were 243 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.9% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.91.

The median age in the city was 40 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.4% were from 25 to 44; 24% were from 45 to 64; and 20% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.8% male and 53.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 586 people, 258 households, and 176 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,314.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 292 housing units at an average density of {{convert|654.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 99.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.17% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.34% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.34% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.37% of the population.

There were 258 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out, with 24.4% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,125, and the median income for a family was $35,875. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $19,327 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,128. About 10.6% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 18.8% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education in Madison is administered by the Madison C-3 School District, which operates one elementary school, one middle school and Madison High School.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.greatschools.org/missouri/madison/madison-c_3-school-district/ | title=Madison C-3 School District | publisher=Great Schools | accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref>

Madison has a [[public library]], a branch of the Little Dixie Regional Libraries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.little-dixie.lib.mo.us/?page_id=15 | title=Branch Information | publisher=Little Dixie Regional Libraries | accessdate=2 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* Historic maps of Madison in the [http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/mu/islandora/object/mu%3A138872 Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection] at the [[University of Missouri]]

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[[Category:Cities in Monroe County, Missouri]]
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