Madisonville, Louisiana
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | St. Tammany |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Coordinates | 30°24′26″N 90°09′42″W / 30.40722°N 90.16167°WCoordinates: 30°24′26″N 90°09′42″W / 30.40722°N 90.16167°W |
| Area | 2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2) |
| - land | 2.5 sq mi (6 km2) |
| - water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0% |
| Population | 748 (2010) |
| Density | 299.2/sq mi (115.5/km2) |
| Founded | 1800 |
| Mayor | Jean Pelloat |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 985 |
  Location of Madisonville in Louisiana
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| Website: http://www.townofmadisonville.org | |
Madisonville is a town in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 748 at the 2010 census. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP code is 70447.
Madisonville is located at 30°24′26″N 90°9′42″W / 30.40722°N 90.16167°W (30.407179, -90.161716), on the banks of the Tchefuncte River, near where the river enters Lake Pontchartrain.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.51 square miles (6.51 km2), of which 2.49 square miles (6.46 km2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.06 km2), or 0.86%, is water.
Madisonville was founded by Jean Baptiste Baham in 1800, before the United States acquired this area, as the town of Coquille or Cokie because of the abundance of shells in the area, at the site of the Native American village of Chiconcte. The town was renamed in honor of President James Madison circa 1811.
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