Editing Madison County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Madison, Arkansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county       = Madison County
 | state              = Arkansas
 | flag                 = Flag of Madison County, Arkansas.png
 | seal                 = Seal of Madison County, Arkansas.png
 | founded year         = 1836
 | founded date   = September 30
 | seat wl          = Huntsville
 | largest city wl  = Huntsville
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 837
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 834
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 2.8
 | area percentage      = 0.3%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 16521
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 17775 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = http://madisoncogov.com/
 | ex image             = {{Photomontage
 | photo3a              = WarEagleCreekBridgeHuntsvilleAR2.JPG {{!}} War Eagle Creek Bridge
 | photo2a   = Kings River Falls 002.jpg{{!}}Twin/Triple Falls
 | photo2b = Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville, AR.jpg{{!}}Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville
 | photo1a              = South facing hillside in Madison County, Arkansas 002.jpg{{!}} Hillside in Madison County
 | spacing              = 1
 | position             = center
 | color_border         = white
 | color                = white
 | size                 = 266
 | foot_montage         = Clockwise from top: A rural scene in Madison County near [[Forum, Arkansas|Forum]], [[Madison County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Madison County Courthouse]] in Huntsville, [[War Eagle Creek Bridge]], Kings River Falls and [[swimming hole]] at the Kings River Falls Natural Area }}
 | ex image cap         = 
 | district             = 3rd
 | time zone           = Central
 | named for            = [[Madison County, Alabama]] }}

'''Madison County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 16,521.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Madison County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Madison_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05087|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Huntsville, Arkansas|Huntsville]].<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 county was formed on September 30, 1836, and named for [[Madison County, Alabama]], the home of some early settlers. They also named the county seat after Madison County in Alabama's county seat, [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Madison County|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/madison-county-788/|website=[[Encyclopedia of Arkansas]]|first=Rebecca|last=Haden|date=February 5, 2019|accessdate=November 6, 2021|publisher=[[Central Arkansas Library System]]}}</ref> Madison County is part of the [[Northwest Arkansas]] region.

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|837|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|834|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Carroll County, Arkansas|Carroll County]] (north)
*[[Newton County, Arkansas|Newton County]] (east)
*[[Johnson County, Arkansas|Johnson County]] (southeast)
*[[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]] (south)
*[[Crawford County, Arkansas|Crawford County]] (southwest)
*[[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]] (west)
*[[Benton County, Arkansas|Benton County]] (northwest)

===National protected area===
* [[Ozark National Forest]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2775
|1850= 4823
|1860= 7740
|1870= 8231
|1880= 11455
|1890= 17402
|1900= 19864
|1910= 16056
|1920= 14918
|1930= 13334
|1940= 14531
|1950= 11734
|1960= 9068
|1970= 9453
|1980= 11373
|1990= 11618
|2000= 14243
|2010= 15717
|2020= 16521
|estyear=2023
|estimate=17775
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05087.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=May 23, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607033302/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05087.html |archive-date=June 7, 2011 }}</ref>
}}

[[Image:USA Madison County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Madison County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Madison County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05087&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 14,075
| 85.19%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 36
| 0.22%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 205
| 1.24%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 102
| 0.62%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 238
| 1.44%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 975
| 5.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 890
| 5.39%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 16,521 people, 6,279 households, and 4,318 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 14,243 people, 5,463 households, and 4,080 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|7|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 6,537 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.94% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.47% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 5,463 households, out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,895, and the median income for a family was $32,910. Males had a median income of $24,911 versus $18,786 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,736. About 14.70% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 18.00% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==

=== Government ===
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Madison County Quorum Court has nine members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Madison County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://madisoncogov.com/elected_officials.php |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=madisoncogov.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/madison/ |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Judge
|Larry Garret
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#92C5DE;
|County Clerk
|Austin Boatright
|Democratic
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Circuit Clerk
|Tiffany McDaniel
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Sheriff
|Ronnie Boyd
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Treasurer
|Amanda Born
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#92C5DE;
|Collector
|Chera Glenn
|Democratic
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Assessor
|Christal Odgen
|Republican
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|Coroner
|Douglas Rabold
|Republican
|-
|Surveyor
|Jim Cagle
|(Unknown)
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 9 Republicans. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Court |url=https://madisoncogov.com/quorum_court.php |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=madisoncogov.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Madison County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Madison_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Bob Rawson (R) of Hindsville
* District 2: Cord Riley (R) of Hindsville
* District 3: Jason Yates (R) of Huntsville
* District 4: Sam Roddy (R) of Huntsville
* District 5: Wendy Pettz (R) of Huntsville
* District 6: Shannon Fancher (R) of Huntsville
* District 7: Joe Wilson (R) of Wesley
* District 8: Jeff Marley (R) of Elkins
* District 9: Michael Keck (R) of Huntsville

Additionally, the townships of Madison County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

* North Township: Gary Martin (R)
* South Township: Wes Walters (R)

=== Politics ===
During the Secession Convention of 1861, Arkansas voted to leave the Union and join the [[Confederate States of America]]. When Chairman [[David Walker (Arkansas politician)|David Walker]] called for a second vote seeking a unanimous decision, only Madison County representative [[Isaac Murphy]] refused to change his vote.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Edge of Conflict: Arkansas in the Civil War.|publisher=PBS|year=1995}}</ref> Murphy would later be appointed [[Governor of Arkansas]] during [[Reconstruction Era|Reconstruction]] under [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s conciliatory policy.

Madison County is strongly Republican, and voted for the Republican candidate several times even when Arkansas was part of the "[[Solid South]]". A Democrat has carried the county only four times since 1940.
{{PresHead|place=Madison County, Arkansas|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>}}
<!-- PresRow should be {{PresRow|Year|Winning party|GOP vote #|Dem vote #|3rd party vote #|State}} -->
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|5,885|1,491|125|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|5,658|1,563|130|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|4,928|1,588|325|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|4,263|2,099|206|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|3,972|2,144|212|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|3,873|2,421|90|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|3,387|2,055|186|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|2,303|2,504|548|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|2,238|2,415|624|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|3,067|2,106|50|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,516|2,133|54|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,180|2,434|221|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,502|2,926|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,372|1,889|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,320|1,574|1,028|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,997|2,715|14|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,445|1,702|54|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,525|2,186|5|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|2,868|2,110|9|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,201|2,041|55|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,120|1,788|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|2,107|2,196|5|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,484|1,679|4|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,197|2,803|95|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,760|1,717|23|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,263|1,335|98|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,715|1,463|52|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,332|1,456|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|786|932|302|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,541|1,441|83|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,160|1,072|45|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,289|1,475|7|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|1,260|1,689|33|Arkansas}}

==Transportation==

===Major highways===
*[[Image:US 412.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 412]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 12.svg|20px]] [[Highway 12 (Arkansas)|Highway 12]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 16.svg|20px]] [[Highway 16 (Arkansas)|Highway 16]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 21.svg|20px]] [[Highway 21 (Arkansas)|Highway 21]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 23.svg|20px]] [[Highway 23 (Arkansas)|Highway 23]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 45.svg|20px]] [[Highway 45 (Arkansas)|Highway 45]]
*[[Image:Arkansas 74.svg|20px]] [[Highway 74 (Arkansas)|Highway 74]]

===Airport===
The [[Huntsville Municipal Airport (Arkansas)|Huntsville Municipal Airport]] is a public-use [[airport]] located two [[nautical mile]]s (4 [[kilometre|km]]) southwest of the [[central business district]] of [[Huntsville, Arkansas|Huntsville]].<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=H34|use=PU|own=PU|site=01027.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.</ref>

==Communities==

===City===
*[[Huntsville, Arkansas|Huntsville]] (county seat)

===Towns===
*[[Hindsville, Arkansas|Hindsville]]
*[[St. Paul, Arkansas|St. Paul]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
*[[Delaney, Arkansas|Delaney]]
*[[Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas|Kingston]]
*[[Marble, Arkansas|Marble]]
*[[Clifty, Arkansas|Clifty]]
*[[Forum, Arkansas|Forum]]
*[[Weathers, Arkansas|Weathers]]
*[[Witter, Arkansas|Witter]]
*[[Japton, Arkansas|Japton]]
*[[Combs, Arkansas|Combs]]
*[[Pettigrew, Arkansas|Pettigrew]]
*[[Wesley, Arkansas|Wesley]]
*[[Aurora, Arkansas|Aurora]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
[[File:Madison County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large.jpg|thumb|Townships in Madison County, Arkansas as of 2010]]

{{Arkansas Townships About|County = Madison}}
<ref>{{Cite map
 |publisher   = U. S. Census Bureau
 |title       = 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Madison County, AR
 |url         = http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05087_madison/BAS11C20508700000_000.pdf
 |access-date  = July 27, 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019123701/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05087_madison/BAS11C20508700000_000.pdf
 |archive-date = October 19, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#M | title = Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = June 28, 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! Township
! [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]]&nbsp;code
! [[American National Standards Institute|ANSI]]&nbsp;code<br/>([[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]]&nbsp;ID)
! Population<br/>center(s)
! Pop.<br/>([[2010 United States Census|2010]])
! Pop.<br/>density<br/>(/mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Pop.<br/>density<br/>(/km<sup>2</sup>)
! Total area<br/>(mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Total area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Land area<br/>(mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Land area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Water area<br/>(mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Water area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Geographic coordinates
|-
| [[Alabam Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Alabam]]
| {{FIPS|05|90009|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068839}}
|
| 1,261
| 21.90
| 8.46
| {{convert|57.903|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|57.572|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.331|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.191194|N|93.669170|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Bohannan Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Bohannan]]
| {{FIPS|05|90392|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068840}}
|
| 631
| 36.81
| 14.21
| {{convert|17.202|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|17.140|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.062|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.085717|N|93.821228|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Boston Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Boston]]
| {{FIPS|05|90414|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068841}}
|
| 168
| 2.54
| 0.98
| {{convert|66.351|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|66.267|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.084|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.849404|N|93.576730|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Bowen Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Bowen]]
| {{FIPS|05|90426|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068842}}
|
| 486
| 15.18
| 5.86
| {{convert|32.123|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|32.013|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.110|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.975305|N|93.722794|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[California Township, Madison County, Arkansas|California]]
| {{FIPS|05|90426|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068842}}
|
| 1,303
| 15.36
| 5.93
| {{convert|85.034|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|84.848|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.186|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.255402|N|93.770360|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Hilburn Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Hilburn]]
| {{FIPS|05|91722|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068844}}
| [[St. Paul, Arkansas|St. Paul]]
| 310
| 16.39
| 6.33
| {{convert|18.942|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|18.914|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.028|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.797425|N|93.760126|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Japton Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Japton]]
| {{FIPS|05|91902|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068845}}
|
| 441
| 17.28
| 6.67
| {{convert|25.603|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|25.528|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.075|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.955531|N|93.793701|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Kentucky Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Kentucky]]
| {{FIPS|05|92028|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068846}}
|
| 265
| 5.82
| 2.25
| {{convert|45.546|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|45.508|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.038|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.822760|N|93.677824|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Kings River Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Kings River]]
| {{FIPS|05|92055|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068847}}
|
| 769
| 12.16
| 4.69
| {{convert|63.474|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|63.229|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.245|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.035554|N|93.503218|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Lamar Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Lamar]]
| {{FIPS|05|92103|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068848}}
|
| 949
| 33.88
| 13.08
| {{convert|28.138|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|28.010|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.128|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.032938|N|93.909403|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Lincoln Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Lincoln]]
| {{FIPS|05|92208|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068849}}
|
| 229
| 9.19
| 3.55
| {{convert|24.982|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|24.920|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.062|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.902011|N|93.686265|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Marble Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Marble]]
| {{FIPS|05|92367|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068850}}
|
| 318
| 19.48
| 7.52
| {{convert|16.398|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|16.323|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.166|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.131296|N|93.598757|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Mill Creek Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Mill Creek]]
| {{FIPS|05|92481|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068851}}
|
| 610
| 9.44
| 3.65
| {{convert|64.711|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|64.590|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.121|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.845829|N|93.826426|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Prairie Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Prairie]]
| {{FIPS|05|93000|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068852}}
| [[Hindsville, Arkansas|Hindsville]]
| 1,632
| 31.40
| 12.12
| {{convert|52.182|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|51.976|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.206|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.140250|N|93.870069|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Purdy Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Purdy]]
| {{FIPS|05|93048|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068853}}
|
| 314
| 2.45
| 8.67
| {{convert|14.029|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|13.989|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.040|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.088293|N|93.592540|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Richland Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Richland]]
| {{FIPS|05|93144|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068854}}
|
| 567
| 21.56
| 8.32
| {{convert|26.372|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|26.299|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.073|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.022251|N|93.835944|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Valley Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Valley]]
| {{FIPS|05|93759|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068855}}
|
| 517
| 13.88
| 5.36
| {{convert|37.414|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|37.235|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.179|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.850483|N|93.918223|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Venus Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Venus]]
| {{FIPS|05|93792|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068856}}
|
| 244
| 6.65
| 2.53
| {{convert|36.783|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|36.717|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.066|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.939655|N|93.605466|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[War Eagle Township, Madison County, Arkansas|War Eagle]]
| {{FIPS|05|93888|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068857}}
| [[Huntsville, Arkansas|Huntsville]]
| 4,037
| 67.55
| 26.08
| {{convert|60.177|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|59.762|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.415|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.091926|N|93.717540|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Wharton Township, Madison County, Arkansas|Wharton]]
| {{FIPS|05|93976|087}}
| {{GNIS4|01986189}}
|
| 418
| 12.24
| 4.72
| {{convert|34.308|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|34.160|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.148|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.008463|N|93.619431|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[White River Township, Madison County, Arkansas|White River]]
| {{FIPS|05|94017|087}}
| {{GNIS4|00068859}}
|
| 248
| 8.48
| 3.27
| {{convert|29.317|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|29.255|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.062|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|35.948524|N|93.892882|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| colspan=13 |Source: {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_05.txt| title=Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions in Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142556/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_05.txt| archive-date=May 31, 2014}}
Source: {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html| title=Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division}}
|}

==Notable residents==
*[[Orval E. Faubus]] (1910–1994), [[governor]] of Arkansas during the [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]] days, was from the Combs community near Huntsville. He is buried in Combs Cemetery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=930|title = Encyclopedia of Arkansas}}</ref>
*[[Ronnie Hawkins]], rockabilly singer. His backing band, The Hawks, later played with [[Bob Dylan]] and eventually became [[The Band]].
*[[Danny Patrick (Arkansas politician)|Danny L. Patrick]], Republican member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] from Madison and Carroll counties from 1967 to 1970.<ref>"Danny Lee Patrick", ''[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]]'', July 29, 2009</ref>
*[[John Selman]], outlaw and lawman, best known for killing [[John Wesley Hardin]] in 1895, was born in Madison County.
*[[Charles Whorton Jr.]], [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] 1991 to1998,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Legislators/Detail?ddBienniumSession=1997/R&member=Whorton|title=Representative Charles Whorton (Representative) - Arkansas State Legislature|website=www.arkleg.state.ar.us|language=en|access-date=April 1, 2020}}</ref> Madison County Judge 1973 to 1988,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36956464/just-who-is-judge-charles-whorton-jr/|title=Just Who is Judge Charles Whorton Jr.|date=December 15, 1983|work=The Madison County Record|access-date=April 1, 2020|pages=19}}</ref> Madison County Clerk 1955 to 1972
*[[George William Fullerton]] (1923-2009), He is credited with design contributions that led to the manufacture of the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar.

==See also==
*[[List of lakes in Madison County, Arkansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Arkansas]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019123701/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05087_madison/BAS11C20508700000_000.pdf Madison County Map (U. S. Census Bureau)]
* [http://madisoncogov.com/ Official Site]
{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Madison County, Arkansas
| North     = [[Carroll County, Arkansas|Carroll County]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Newton County, Arkansas|Newton County]]
| Southeast = [[Johnson County, Arkansas|Johnson County]]
| South     = [[Franklin County, Arkansas|Franklin County]]
| Southwest = [[Crawford County, Arkansas|Crawford County]]
| West      = [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]]
| Northwest = [[Benton County, Arkansas|Benton County]]
}}

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