Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital city of Wisconsin, a state in the United States of America. As of the 2000 census, it had 221,735 people living in it, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin. It is the county seat of Dane County. Madison is also home to the University of Wisconsin.
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 Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 43°4′N 89°24′W / 43.067°N 89.400°WCoordinates: 43°4′N 89°24′W / 43.067°N 89.400°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Dane |
| Municipality | City |
| Founded | 1836 |
| Chartered | 1846 |
| Incorporated | 1856 |
| Named for | James Madison |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Satya Rhodes-Conway (D) |
| • Body | Madison Common Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 101.30 sq mi (262.36 km2) |
| • Land | 79.34 sq mi (205.49 km2) |
| • Water | 21.96 sq mi (56.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 873 ft (226 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 233,209 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 258,054 |
| • Rank | US: 81st |
| • Density | 3,252.55/sq mi (1,255.82/km2) |
| • Urban | 401,661 1 (US: 93rd) |
| • Metro | 654,230 (US: 86th) |
| • CSA | 880,520 (US: 61st) |
| • Demonym | Madisonian |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Zip Codes | ZIP Codes[2]
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| FIPS code | 55-48000 |
| Website | cityofmadison |
| 1 Urban = 2010 Census | |
Madison, Wisconsin Media
View of Madison from the Water Cure, South Side of Lake Monona, 1855
View of downtown and Capitol from Washington Street, 1865
1920 map of w:Madison, Wisconsin from the Automobile Blue Book.
State capitol building, viewed from State Street
The skyline of Madison, with Wisconsin ANG F-16 jet fighters in the foreground
Eastern Madison photographed from the International Space Station (ISS)
Madison-Baraboo CSA: Madison MetroSA Janesville-Beloit MSA Baraboo MicroSA
The Thai pavilion at Olbrich Botanical Gardens
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References
- ↑ "2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Feb 15, 2020.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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