Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital city of Wisconsin, a state in the United States of America. As of the 2020 census, it had 269,840 people living in it,[4] 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.
![]() | |
| |
![]() Location of Madison in Dane County, Wisconsin | |
Coordinates: 43°04′29″N 89°23′03″W / 43.07472°N 89.38417°WCoordinates: 43°04′29″N 89°23′03″W / 43.07472°N 89.38417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
County | Dane |
Municipality | City |
Founded | 1836 |
Chartered | 1846 |
Incorporated | 1856 |
Named for | James Madison |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-council |
• Mayor | Satya Rhodes-Conway (D) |
Area | |
• City | 101.53 sq mi (262.96 km2) |
• Land | 79.57 sq mi (206.09 km2) |
• Water | 21.96 sq mi (56.88 km2) |
Elevation | 873 ft (266 m) |
Population | |
• City | 269,840 |
• Rank | US: 77th WI: 2nd |
• Density | 3,391/sq mi (1,309/km2) |
• Urban | 450,305 (US: 89th) |
• Urban density | 3,008/sq mi (1,161/km2) |
• Metro | 680,796 (US: 84th) |
• CSA | 910,246 (US: 64st) |
• Demonym | Madisonian |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Zip Codes | ZIP Codes[5]
|
FIPS code | 55-48000 |
GNIS feature ID | 1581834[3] |
Website | cityofmadison |
Madison, Wisconsin Media
View of Madison from the Water Cure, south side of Lake Monona, 1855
The third Wisconsin State Capitol, which burned down in 1904
Skyline of Madison in 2015
Looking down State Street towards the Wisconsin State Capitol during a Dane County Farmers' Market
Houses in the Langdon Street Historic District
View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Monona Terrace
References
- ↑ University of Wisconsin-Madison English As A Second Language Program. "About Madison". Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Madison, Wisconsin
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "U.S. Census QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". USPS. Archived from the original on January 1, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2014.