Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, on the central northern border of Florida, United States. The population was 2,912 at the 2020 census. Charles Martin, 1 February 1899; both James Denson and his stepson, 7 January 1901; and an unidentified man, 9 February 1906.

This was also the home of Colin Kelly, World War II hero who was the first American B-17 to be shot down in combat on December 10, 1941, the city of four freedoms is the reference to the four freedoms speech given by FDR in 1941

Geography

thumb|left|Historic [[Wardlaw-Smith House]]

Madison is located slightly east of the center of Madison County. U.S. Route 90 passes through the center of town, leading west to Tallahassee, the state capital, and southeast to Lake City. Interstate 10 passes to the south of Madison with access from exits 251 and 258.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 1.93%, are water.

Demographics

Racial and ethnic composition

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Madison city, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020

!% 2000

!% 2010

!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020

|-

|White alone (NH)

|1,054

|863

|style='background: #ffffe6; |840

|34.43%

|30.36%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |28.85%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,896

|1,869

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,849

|61.94%

|65.74%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.50%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|3

|11

|style='background: #ffffe6; |13

|0.10%

|0.39%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.45%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|15

|19

|style='background: #ffffe6; |12

|0.49%

|0.67%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|1

|0

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.03%

|0.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|1

|1

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4

|0.03%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.14%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|25

|41

|style='background: #ffffe6; |82

|0.82%

|1.44%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.82%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|66

|39

|style='background: #ffffe6; |112

|2.16%

|1.37%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.85%

|-

|Total

|3,061

|2,843

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,912

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Madison had a population of 2,912. The median age was 36.1 years. 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 74.8 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,200 households in Madison, of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 25.7% were married-couple households, 19.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 51.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 2,843 people, 1,237 households, and 696 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of the census

Freight service is provided by the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad, which acquired most of the former CSX main line from Pensacola to Jacksonville on June 1, 2019.

It used to have an Amtrak Station as part of the Sunset Limited

Notable people

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  • LeGarrette Blount, NFL running back
  • Lorenzo Cain, MLB player
  • Geno Hayes, NFL linebacker
  • Colin Kelly, World War II hero who was the first American B-17 to be shot down in combat on December 10,1941
  • Scott Kelly, politician
  • Jacobbi McDaniel, NFL defensive tackle
  • Scott Phillips, drummer for the band Creed
  • Jesse Solomon, NFL linebacker
  • Ernest Thomas, one of the Groveland Four, killed by a sheriff's posse in 1949, exonerated in 2021
  • Chris Thompson, NFL running back
  • Don Williams, NASCAR stock car driver

References

  • Greater Madison County Chamber of Commerce
  • Madison County, Florida tourism site
  • Madison Enterprise-Recorder newspaper that serves Madison, Florida is available in full-text with images in Florida Digital Newspaper Library