Madison, Wisconsin | |
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State capital and city | |
Nickname(s): Madtown, Mad City, "The City of Four Lakes" | |
Location in Wisconsin, United States & North America | |
Coordinates: 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] |
Area code | 608 |
FIPS code | 55-48000 |
Website | cityofmadison |
1 Urban = 2010 Census |
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.
Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States | ||
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Cities | ||
Villages | Belleville‡ |
Black Earth | Blue Mounds | Brooklyn‡ | Cambridge‡ | Cottage Grove | Cross Plains | Dane | Deerfield | De Forest | Maple Bluff | Marshall | Mazomanie | McFarland | Mount Horeb | Oregon | Rockdale | Shorewood Hills | Waunakee | |
Towns | Albion |
Berry | Black Earth | Blooming Grove | Blue Mounds | Bristol | Burke | Christiana | Cottage Grove | Cross Plains | Dane | Deerfield | Dunkirk | Dunn | Madison | Mazomanie | Medina | Middleton | Montrose | Oregon | Perry | Pleasant Springs | Primrose | Roxbury | Rutland | Springdale | Springfield | Sun Prairie | Vermont | Verona | Vienna | Westport | Windsor | York | |
CDP | Windsor | |
Unincorporated communities | Albion |
Ashton | Ashton Corners | Basco | Daleyville | Deansville | Door Creek | Dunkirk | East Bristol | Elvers | Five Points | Forward | Hanerville | Hillside | Hope | Kegonsa | Klevenville | Lake Windsor | London‡ | Martinsville | Marxville | Middleton Junction | Montrose | Morrisonville | Mount Vernon | Nora | North Bristol | Norway Grove | Paoli | Pierceville | Pine Bluff | Primrose | Riley | Roxbury | Rutland | Springfield Corners | Token Creek | Utica | Vilas | West Middleton | York Center | |
Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties |