Editing Madison County, Nebraska

{{Short description|County in Nebraska, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county        = Madison County
| state              = Nebraska
| founded            = 1867
| seat wl            = Madison
| largest city wl    = Norfolk
| area_total_sq_mi   = 575
| area_land_sq_mi    = 573
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.7
| area percentage    = 0.5%
| census yr          = 2020
| pop                = 35585 {{gain}}
| density_sq_mi      = 62
| web                =  http://www.madisoncountyne.com/
| ex image           = Madison County Courthouse (Nebraska) 2.JPG
| ex image cap       = Madison County courthouse in Madison
| district           = 1st
| time zone         = Central }}
'''Madison County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Nebraska]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 35,585.<ref>{{cite web|title=Madison County, Nebraska|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Madison_County,_Nebraska?g=050XX00US31119|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 19, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Madison, Nebraska|Madison]] and its largest city is [[Norfolk, Nebraska|Norfolk]].<ref>{{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> Madison County was likely named for [[Madison, Wisconsin]], which is where many of the county’s residents came from; the city was named for [[James Madison]], fourth [[List of United States presidents|President of the United States]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Co.|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA162|year=1908|page=162}}</ref> Madison County is part of the [[Norfolk, Nebraska|Norfolk]], NE [[Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area|Micropolitan Statistical Area]]. In the [[Vehicle registration plates of Nebraska|Nebraska license plate system]], Madison County is represented by the prefix 7 (the county had the seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

==Geography==
The terrain in Madison County consists of gently rolling terrain, sloped to the east-southeast, largely devoted to agriculture. The [[Elkhorn River]] runs eastward across the upper central portion of the county.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Madison+County,+NE/@41.9164963,-97.7413672,50224m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87906dc1058a548f:0x8080222b1eb3dcc7!8m2!3d41.9108264!4d-97.5247243 ''Madison County NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref> The county has a total area of {{convert|575|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|573|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.7|sqmi}} (0.5%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113024152/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_31.txt|archive-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[File:US 81.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 81 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 81]]
* [[File:US 275.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 275 in Nebraska|U.S. Highway 275]]
* [[File:N-24.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 24]]
* [[File:N-32.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 32]]
* [[File:N-35.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 35]]
* [[File:N-45.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 45]]
* [[File:N-121.svg|20px]] [[Nebraska Highway 121]]
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===Transit===
*[[Express Arrow]]

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne County]] – northeast
* [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton County]] – east
* [[Platte County, Nebraska|Platte County]] – south
* [[Boone County, Nebraska|Boone County]] – southwest
* [[Antelope County, Nebraska|Antelope County]] – northwest
* [[Pierce County, Nebraska|Pierce County]] – north
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
* Oak Valley State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Oak+Valley+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Battle+Creek,+NE+68715/@41.9486882,-97.6222229,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87906dc1058a548f:0x8080222b1eb3dcc7!2sMadison+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9108264!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x8790728679af11a1:0x42d6eb59140aff5e!8m2!3d41.9476336!4d-97.6209108 ''Oak Valley State Wildlife Management Area''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>
* Yellowbanks State Wildlife Management Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Yellowbanks+State+Wildlife+Management+Area,+Meadow+Grove,+NE+68752/@42.0464136,-97.6679025,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x87906dc1058a548f:0x8080222b1eb3dcc7!2sMadison+County,+NE!3b1!8m2!3d41.9108264!4d-97.5247243!3m4!1s0x87900c33c6b70dff:0xc6f549664cf80516!8m2!3d42.0474129!4d-97.6575237 ''Yellowbanks State Wildlife Management Area, Meadow Grove NE''  Google Maps (accessed 23 January 2019)]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 1133
|1880= 5589
|1890= 13669
|1900= 16976
|1910= 19101
|1920= 22511
|1930= 26037
|1940= 24269
|1950= 24338
|1960= 25145
|1970= 27402
|1980= 31382
|1990= 32655
|2000= 35226
|2010= 34876
|2020= 35585
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref><br>1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ne190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</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=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=QF>{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31119.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=September 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607151206/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/31/31119.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2000 United States Census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 35,226 people, 13,436 households, and 8,894 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|62|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 14,432 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 91.35% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.94% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.06% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.03% from two or more races. 8.64% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 13,436 households, out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.70% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.12.

The county population contained 26.80% under the age of 18, 11.60% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 20.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,807, and the median income for a family was $45,073. Males had a median income of $30,631 versus $21,343 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,804. About 7.50% of families and 11.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 11.50% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==

=== Cities ===

* [[Battle Creek, Nebraska|Battle Creek]]
* [[Madison, Nebraska|Madison]]  (county seat)
* [[Newman Grove, Nebraska|Newman Grove]] (partial)
* [[Norfolk, Nebraska|Norfolk]]
* [[Tilden, Nebraska|Tilden]] (partial)

=== Village ===

* [[Meadow Grove, Nebraska|Meadow Grove]]

=== Unincorporated communities ===
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* [[Emerick, Nebraska|Emerick]]
* [[Enola, Nebraska|Enola]]
* [[Kalamazoo, Nebraska|Kalamazoo]]
* [[Warnerville, Nebraska|Warnerville]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==
Madison County voters have been strongly Republican for many decades, voting for the Republican candidate in every presidential election except for three from 1880 onward. In addition, no Democratic presidential candidate has won the county since 1936.
{{PresHead|place=Madison County, Nebraska|source=<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS Election Results]</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|12,145|3,360|242|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|11,940|3,478|401|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|10,628|2,711|1,004|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|10,062|3,485|338|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|9,655|4,142|248|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|10,981|2,934|174|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|9,636|2,772|445|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|7,965|3,047|1,637|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|7,877|2,364|3,555|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|9,137|2,779|59|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|9,790|1,757|42|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,718|1,926|685|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|7,846|3,433|176|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,580|2,224|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,066|2,364|614|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|6,155|4,661|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|8,350|3,050|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|7,968|2,949|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|8,294|2,589|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,486|3,304|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,892|3,373|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|7,353|3,982|0|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|5,149|6,044|147|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,489|7,366|99|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|6,229|3,407|48|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|3,537|1,959|3,199|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,171|1,716|169|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,428|2,358|111|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,181|1,718|1,108|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|2,137|1,878|54|Nebraska}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|2,210|1,049|259|Nebraska}}
{{PresFoot|1900|Republican|2,060|1,690|60|Nebraska}}

==In popular culture==
The 2013 film [[Nebraska (film)|Nebraska]] is set mostly in Madison County, in the fictional town of Hawthorne. Some of the filming was done in Madison and Norfolk.

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Nebraska]]
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nemadiso/ Madison County USGenWeb]

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==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Madison County, Nebraska
|North     = [[Pierce County, Nebraska|Pierce County]]
|Northeast = [[Wayne County, Nebraska|Wayne County]]
|East      = [[Stanton County, Nebraska|Stanton County]]
|South     = [[Platte County, Nebraska|Platte County]]
|Southwest = [[Boone County, Nebraska|Boone County]]
|Northwest = [[Antelope County, Nebraska|Antelope County]]
}}

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[[Category:Nebraska counties]]
[[Category:Norfolk Micropolitan Statistical Area]]
[[Category:1867 establishments in Nebraska]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1867]]