Madison (town), New York
| Madison | |
| Town | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | New York |
| County | Madison |
| Coordinates | 42°54′03″N 075°30′55″W / 42.90083°N 75.51528°WCoordinates: 42°54′03″N 075°30′55″W / 42.90083°N 75.51528°W |
| Population | 3,008 (2010) |
| Town Supervisor | Ronald C. Bono (R) |
| - Town Council | |
| Timezone | EST (UTC-5) |
| - summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Madison is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Madison contains a village also named Madison. The town is on the eastern border of the county.
Settlement began around 1794. The town was formed in 1807 from a portion of the Town of Hamilton. Madison is well known because of the Madison Wind Farm, built in 2000. Darwin D. Martin, a Larkin Company executive, was born in Bouckville in 1865.
The north and east town lines are the border of Oneida County, New York. US Route 20 passes across the town.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 41.4 square miles (107.2 km²), of which, 40.9 square miles (105.9 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (1.23%) is water.
U.S. Route 20, conjoined with New York State Route 12B forms an east-west highway across the town.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,801 people, 1,129 households, and 779 families residing in the town. The population density was 68.5 people per square mile (26.4/km²). There were 1,325 housing units at an average density of 32.4 per square mile (12.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.82% White, 0.32% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
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