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.
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 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]
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| 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
View of downtown and Capitol from Washington Street, 1865
Title: Pinckney St., Madison, Wisconsin*Abstract/medium: 1 photographic print.
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
Madison-Janesville-Beloit CSA: Madison MSA Janesville-Beloit MSA Baraboo μSA
View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Monona Terrace
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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.
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