Editing Madison Heights, Virginia

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'''Madison Heights''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Amherst County, Virginia|Amherst County]], [[Virginia]], United States. The population was 10,893 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Madison Heights CDP, Virginia| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> It is part of the [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]] [[Lynchburg metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[Fort Riverview (44AH91 and 44AH195)]], [[Galt's Mill Complex]], [[Oak Lawn (Madison Heights, Virginia)|Oak Lawn]], and [[Hanshill]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church is a historically Black church in Madison Heights. In 1974, the pastor was Rev. Roger Ford.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Esmont News|last=Ford|first=Frances|date=December 5, 1974|work=Charlottesville-Albemarle Tribune}}</ref>

==Geography==
Madison Heights is located at {{coord|37|26|22|N|79|7|2|W|type:city}} (37.439406, &minus;79.117259).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|50.6|sqkm|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|49.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 1.67%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Madison Heights CDP, Virginia| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 11,584 people, 4,451 households, and 3,182 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 600.7 people per square mile (232.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 4,656 housing units at an average density of 241.5/sq&nbsp;mi (93.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.80% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.57% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.66% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.58% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.94% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 4,451 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,359, and the median income for a family was $39,415. Males had a median income of $30,340 versus $22,009 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $15,589. About 7.2% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Madison Heights is served by Amherst County Public Schools, with Monelison Middle School, Amelon Elementary School, and Madison Heights Elementary School located in Madison Heights.  Temple Christian School is a private school located on the grounds of Temple Baptist Church.

==Central Virginia Training Center==
The [[Central Virginia Training Center]] is a state education facility in Madison Heights. Previously it was known as the [[Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded]] where forced [[Sterilization (medicine)|sterilizations]] were conducted, 8,300 from 1924 to 1972 on those determined to be "unfit".<ref>[http://www.poormagazine.com/public_html/columns/column_91.html "A Simple Act of Mothering"], ''Poor Magazine/PNN'' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822122024/http://www.poormagazine.com/public_html/columns/column_91.html |date=August 22, 2009 }}</ref>

[[Carrie Buck]], the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case ''[[Buck v. Bell]]'', was sterilized after being classified as "feeble-minded", as part of the state's [[eugenics]] program while she was a patient at the Colony.<ref>[http://supreme.justia.com/us/274/200/case.html#207 274 U.S. 200, at 207], [http://supreme.justia.com Justia.com U.S. Supreme Court Center].</ref>  The story of Carrie Buck's sterilization and the court case was made into a television drama in 1994, ''[http://imdb.com/title/tt0109051/ Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story]''. "Virginia State Epileptic Colony," a song by the [[Manic Street Preachers]] on their 2009 album ''[[Journal for Plague Lovers]]'', addresses the state's program of eugenics.

==Notable people==
*[[Clay Bryant]], baseball player, manager, and coach.
*[[Randy Tomlin]], former pitcher for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]].

==References==
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{{Amherst County, Virginia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Amherst County, Virginia]]
[[Category:Populated places on the James River (Virginia)]]