Madison, Georgia | |
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City of Madison | |
Location within the contiguous United States of America | |
Coordinates: 33°35′17″N 83°28′21″W / 33.58806°N 83.47250°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Georgia |
County | Morgan |
Incorporated | December 12, 1809 |
Named for | James Madison |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Mayor | Fred Perriman |
• Council | Members
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Area | |
• Total | 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2) |
• Land | 8.78 sq mi (22.75 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2) |
Elevation | 679 ft (207 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,447 |
• Density | 506.26/sq mi (195.48/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 30650 |
Area code(s) | 706 |
FIPS code | 13-49196[4] |
GNIS feature ID | 0332303[5] |
Major airport | ATL |
Website | madisonga |
Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs combined statistical area. The population was 4,447 at the 2020 census,[3] up from 3,979 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Morgan County and the site of the Morgan County Courthouse.
The Madison Historic District is one of the largest in the state.[6] Many of the nearly 100 antebellum homes have been carefully restored. Bonar Hall is one of the first of the grand-style Federal homes built in Madison during the town's cotton-boom heyday from 1840 to 1860.
Budget Travel magazine voted Madison as one of the world's 16 most picturesque villages.[7]
Madison is featured on Georgia's Antebellum Trail, and is designated as one of the state's Historic Heartland cities.
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