Back مقاطعة ماديسون (ألاباما) Arabic مادیسون بؤلگهسی، آلاباما AZB Madison County, Alabama BAR Мадисън (окръг, Алабама) Bulgarian মেডিশন কাউন্টি, আলাবামা BPY Comtat de Madison (Alabama) Catalan Madison Gông (Alabama) CDO Мадисон (гуо, Алабама) CE Madison County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Alabama) CEB Madison County, Alabama Welsh
Madison County | |
|---|---|
 Madison County Courthouse in Huntsville | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
 Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 34°45′57″N 86°33′28″W / 34.765833333333°N 86.557777777778°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| Founded | December 13, 1808[1] |
| Named for | James Madison |
| Seat | Huntsville |
| Largest city | Huntsville |
| Government | |
| • Commission Chairman | Mac McCutcheon[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 813 sq mi (2,110 km2) |
| • Land | 802 sq mi (2,080 km2) |
| • Water | 11 sq mi (30 km2) 1.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 388,153 |
• Estimate (2023) | 412,600  |
| • Density | 480/sq mi (180/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 5th |
| Website | www |
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Madison County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 388,153, and according to a 2023 population estimate the county has become the second-most populous county in Alabama.[3] Its county seat is Huntsville.[4] Since the mid-20th century it has become an area of defense and space research and industry. The county is named in honor of James Madison,[5] fourth President of the United States and the first President to visit the state of Alabama. Madison County covers parts of the former Decatur County. Madison County is included in the Huntsville, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ A Digest of the Laws of the State of Alabama: Containing The Statutes and Resolutions in Force at the end of the General Assembly in January, 1823. Published by Ginn & Curtis, J. & J. Harper, Printers, New-York, 1828. Title 10. Chapter II. Page 80-81. "By Robert Williams, Governor of the Mississippi Territory." (Internet Archive)
- ^ Monger, Craig (January 31, 2023). "Ivey appoints former House Speaker McCutcheon as Madison County Commission chairman". 1819 News. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 196.