Madison, Mississippi
| Madison, Mississippi | |
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 Location of Madison, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates: 32°27′25″N 90°6′31″W / 32.45694°N 90.10861°WCoordinates: 32°27′25″N 90°6′31″W / 32.45694°N 90.10861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Madison |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mary Hawkins |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.7 sq mi (35.5 km2) |
| • Land | 13.5 sq mi (34.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Population (United States Census, 2010) | |
| • Total | 24,841 |
| • Density | 1,090.0/sq mi (420.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 39110, 39130 |
| Area code(s) | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-44520 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0673053 |
| Website | madisonthecity.com |
Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is currently the highest income city in the state. It is ranked the 2nd most livable city in Mississippi by AreaVibes.com.
The city of Madison, named for James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, developed along a bustling railroad track in antebellum Mississippi. It began in 1856 when the Illinois Central Railroad opened Madison Station, the forerunner of the city of Madison.
The nearby town of Madisonville was a settlement along the stagecoach route on the Natchez Trace. It was the first county seat of Madison County in 1828, and had a race track, two banks, a wagon factory, and at least one hotel. Its residents gradually moved to the new railroad community, and old Madisonville became defunct.
Like many railroad towns in the South, Madison Station was heavily damaged by the Union Army during the Civil War. Ten miles from the state capital of Jackson, Madison Station was largely destroyed in 1863 after the July 18–22 siege of Jackson. No battles were fought in Madison County, but Major General Stephen D. Lee concentrated his command in Madison Station during the month of February 1864. Stephen Lee was later appointed as the first president of Mississippi State College (now Mississippi State University).
The railroad continued to attract growth after the Civil War. In 1897, the Madison Land Company encouraged northerners to "Go South, and grow up with the country." Located in Chicago, the land company’s interest in development prompted Madison to incorporate as a village, though the charter was lost when regular elections were not held because of the failure of the "land boom".
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