Editing Madisonville, Texas

{{short description|City in and county seat of Madison County, Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name            = Madisonville
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| nickname                 = Madville
| motto                    = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline            = Downtown Madisonville WS (1 of 1).jpg
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| image_caption            = Downtown Madisonville, June 2020
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| image_seal               = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map                = Madison County Madisonville.svg
| mapsize                  = 
| map_caption              = Location of Madisonville, Texas

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Madison County, Texas|Madison]]

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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2           = 11.20
| area_land_km2            = 10.82
| area_water_km2           = 0.38
| area_total_sq_mi         = 4.33
| area_land_sq_mi          = 4.18
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.15

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 4420
| population_density_km2   = 432.91
| population_density_sq_mi = 1121.35

<!-- General information -->| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 76
| elevation_ft             = 249
| coordinates              = {{coord|30|57|3|N|95|54|45|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 77864
| area_code                = [[Area code 936|936]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-45996<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 1362063<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|https://madisonvilletexas.us/|City website}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Madisonville''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Madison County, Texas]], United States. The population was 4,420 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. <ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Both the City of Madisonville and the County of Madison were named for [[U.S. President]] [[James Madison]], the fourth chief executive.<ref>{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Charles Christopher|title=Madisonville, Texas|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgm01|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=November 12, 2012}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Plantation style home in Madisonville, TX IMG 1016.JPG|left|thumb|One of numerous historic [[plantations in the American South|plantation]]-style homes in Madisonville, May 2009]]

The town of Madisonville was founded in 1853 as the county seat of the at the time newly organized Madison county. Lots were sold in the summer of the same year, on a 200 acre tract of land donated by Job Starks Collard. At the suggestion of Dr. Pleasant Williams Kittrell, the town was named after President James Madison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TSHA {{!}} Madisonville, TX |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/madisonville-tx#:~:text=It%20was%20founded%20in%201853,was%20then%20northern%20Montgomery%20County. |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=www.tshaonline.org}}</ref> Hillary Mercer Crabb served as a justice of the peace and chief justice (county judge). In 1852 he was elected to serve the unexpired term of State Representative F. L. Hatch. Among Crabb's accomplishments as a legislator was the introduction of a bill to create Madison County.{{clear left}}

==Geography==
Madisonville is located at {{coord|30|57|3|N|95|54|45|W|type:city}} (30.950915, –95.912623).<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 city has a total area of {{convert|4.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|4.2|sqmi|km2}}  is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}  (3.49%) is water.

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Madisonville has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=774514&cityname=Madisonville%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Madisonville, Texas]</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | collapsed   = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Madisonville, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present)
 | Jan record high F  = 90
 | Feb record high F  = 94
 | Mar record high F  = 96
 | Apr record high F  = 95
 | May record high F  = 100
 | Jun record high F  = 105
 | Jul record high F  = 110
 | Aug record high F  = 109
 | Sep record high F  = 112
 | Oct record high F  = 99
 | Nov record high F  = 91
 | Dec record high F  = 86
 | year record high F = 

|Jan avg record high F = 77.7
|Feb avg record high F = 80.6
|Mar avg record high F = 84.7
|Apr avg record high F = 88.1
|May avg record high F = 92.7
|Jun avg record high F = 96.8
|Jul avg record high F = 100.2
|Aug avg record high F = 101.8
|Sep avg record high F = 98.3
|Oct avg record high F = 92.4
|Nov avg record high F = 84.0
|Dec avg record high F = 79.4
|year avg record high F = 103.0

 | Jan high F = 61.8
 | Feb high F = 65.7
 | Mar high F = 72.4
 | Apr high F = 79.1
 | May high F = 85.4
 | Jun high F = 91.5
 | Jul high F = 94.7
 | Aug high F = 96.1
 | Sep high F = 91.0
 | Oct high F = 82.1
 | Nov high F = 71.1
 | Dec high F = 63.6
 | year high F = 79.5
 | Jan mean F = 49.2
 | Feb mean F = 53.2
 | Mar mean F = 59.7
 | Apr mean F = 66.5
 | May mean F = 74.0
 | Jun mean F = 80.3
 | Jul mean F = 83.1
 | Aug mean F = 83.6
 | Sep mean F = 78.2
 | Oct mean F = 68.5
 | Nov mean F = 57.9
 | Dec mean F = 50.8
 | year mean F = 67.1
 | Jan low F = 36.6
 | Feb low F = 40.7
 | Mar low F = 47.0
 | Apr low F = 53.9
 | May low F = 62.6
 | Jun low F = 69.2
 | Jul low F = 71.6
 | Aug low F = 71.2
 | Sep low F = 65.4
 | Oct low F = 54.9
 | Nov low F = 44.7
 | Dec low F = 37.9
 | year low F = 54.6

|Jan avg record low F = 21.8
|Feb avg record low F = 26.1
|Mar avg record low F = 29.9
|Apr avg record low F = 37.7
|May avg record low F = 48.8
|Jun avg record low F = 61.6
|Jul avg record low F = 67.3
|Aug avg record low F = 65.5
|Sep avg record low F = 52.6
|Oct avg record low F = 38.1
|Nov avg record low F = 28.0
|Dec avg record low F = 24.0
|year avg record low F = 19.5

 | Jan record low F  = -2
 | Feb record low F  = 1
 | Mar record low F  = 17
 | Apr record low F  = 28
 | May record low F  = 36
 | Jun record low F  = 51
 | Jul record low F  = 55
 | Aug record low F  = 53
 | Sep record low F  = 40
 | Oct record low F  = 21
 | Nov record low F  = 18
 | Dec record low F  = 3
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 4.36
 | Feb precipitation inch = 3.35
 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.38
 | Apr precipitation inch = 3.40
 | May precipitation inch = 4.86
 | Jun precipitation inch = 3.76
 | Jul precipitation inch = 2.91
 | Aug precipitation inch = 3.42
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.87
 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.72
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.34
 | Dec precipitation inch = 4.40
 | year precipitation inch = 46.77
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 7.6
 | Feb precipitation days  = 7.7
 | Mar precipitation days  = 6.8
 | Apr precipitation days  = 5.8
 | May precipitation days  = 7.0
 | Jun precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Jul precipitation days  = 5.7
 | Aug precipitation days  = 5.3
 | Sep precipitation days  = 6.2
 | Oct precipitation days  = 5.9
 | Nov precipitation days  = 6.6
 | Dec precipitation days  = 7.6
 | year precipitation days = 79.1
 | Jan snow inch = 0.0
 | Feb snow inch = 0.3
 | Mar snow inch = 0.0
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.2
 | year snow inch = 0.5
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.0
 | Feb snow days  = 0.1
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.1
 | year snow days = 0.2
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=hgx
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 12, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00415477&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 12, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 118
|1870= 98
|1890= 418
|1920= 1079
|1930= 1294
|1940= 2095
|1950= 2393
|1960= 2324
|1970= 2881
|1980= 3660
|1990= 3569
|2000= 4159
|2010= 4396
|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>
|2020=4420}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Madisonville racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4845996&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br /> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.<ref>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|1,352
|30.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,223
|27.67%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|9
|0.2%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|24
|0.54%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|1
|0.02%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|90
|2.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,721
|38.94%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,420'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,420 people, 1,548 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city.

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 4,159 people, 1,473 households, and 1,016 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,003.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,653 housing units at an average density of {{convert|398.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 56.60% White, 29.21% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.56% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.24%.<ref name="GR2" />

Of the 1,473 households 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.8% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.28.

The age distribution was 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median household income was $25,440 and the median family income  was $29,077. Males had a median income of $22,292 versus $19,885 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,551. About 20.7% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]], including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The City of Madisonville is served by the [[Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Madisonville, TX water tower IMG 3293.JPG|Madisonville water tower
Image:Madisonville Meteor newspaper, Madisonville, TX IMG 1019.JPG|The ''Madisonville Meteor'' [[newspaper]] office is located next to the Madison County Museum.
Image:First Baptist Church of Madisonville, TX IMG 0554.JPG|The First Baptist Church is among several houses of worship in Madisonville.
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Madisonville, Texas}}
* [https://madisonvilletexas.us/ City of Madisonville]
* [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hgm01 History of Madisonville] from the ''Handbook of Texas Online'' published by the Texas State Historical Association


{{Madison County, Texas}}
{{Texas county seats}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Madison County, Texas]]
[[Category:County seats in Texas]]