Editing Madison, Virginia

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|official_name            = Madison, Virginia
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Madison County, Virginia|Madison County]] and the state of [[Virginia]].

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|subdivision_name1        = [[Virginia]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Madison County, Virginia|Madison]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 205
|population_density_sq_mi = 868.6
|population_density_km2   = 335.4

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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 22719, 22727
|area_code                = [[Area code 540|540]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 51-48488<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|http://www.madisonco.virginia.gov/}}
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'''Madison''' is a town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Madison County, Virginia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 205 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/>

==History==
The [[Hebron Lutheran Church]], [[The Homeplace]], [[James City Historic District]], [[Madison County Courthouse (Virginia)|Madison County Courthouse]], [[Madison County Courthouse Historic District]], and [[Woodbourne (Madison, Virginia)|Woodbourne]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.2&nbsp;square miles (0.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

[[File:2018-10-10 16 12 08 View north along U.S. Route 29 Business and Virginia State Route 231 (Main Street) just north of Fairground Road (Virginia State Route 687) in Madison, Madison County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|View north along US 29 Bus and SR 231 in Madison]]

==Transportation==
The main highways serving Madison are [[U.S. Route 29 Business (Madison, Virginia)|U.S. Route 29 Business]] and [[Virginia State Route 231]]. Through the entirety of their trip through the town, both highways follow Main Street. US 29 Bus is the old alignment of [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|U.S. Route 29]], which now bypasses the town just to the southeast. US 29 extends southwest towards [[Charlottesville, Virginia|Charlottesville]] and northeast towards [[Washington, D.C.]] SR 231 extends southeast towards [[Orange, Virginia|Orange]] and northwest towards [[Sperryville, Virginia|Sperryville]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 461
|1890= 353
|1940= 281
|1950= 308
|1960= 301
|1970= 299
|1980= 267
|1990= 307
|2000= 210
|2010= 229
|2020= 205
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|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>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 210 people, 109 households, and 57 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was 961.4 people per square mile (368.6/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 115 housing units at an average density of 526.5 per square mile (201.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 71.90% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 28.10% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]].

There were 109 households, out of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.7% were non-families. 44.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.65.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 18.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 76.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,188, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $18,958 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,445. About 4.5% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.1% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
* [[Peter Early]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from and [[List of Governors of Georgia|Governor]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
* [[Robert Mallory]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Kentucky]]
* [[Robert W. Malone]], American physician and biochemist<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 8, 2022|title=FACT FOCUS: Unfounded theory used to dismiss COVID measures|url=https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-joe-rogan-ap-fact-check-a87b1044c6256968dcc33886a36c949f|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=AP NEWS|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.madisonco.virginia.gov/}}
* [http://www.madison-va.com/ Madison County Chamber of Commerce]

{{Madison County, Virginia}}
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[[Category:Towns in Madison County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in Virginia]]
[[Category:County seats in Virginia]]