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Madison County
Madison County Courthouse in March 2012
Madison County Courthouse in March 2012
Map of Tennessee highlighting Madison County
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Map of the United States highlighting Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Tennessee
Founded 1821
Named for James Madison
Seat Jackson
Largest city Jackson
Area
 • Total 559 sq mi (1,450 km2)
 • Land 557 sq mi (1,440 km2)
 • Water 1.5 sq mi (4 km2)  0.3%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 98,823 Increase
 • Density 176/sq mi (68/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 8th

Madison County is a county located in the western part of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 98,823. Its county seat is Jackson. Madison County is included in the Jackson, TN Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Madison County was formed in 1821, and named for founding father and president, James Madison. The county was part of lands the United States purchased from the Chickasaw in 1818. After Congressional passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830, most Chickasaw were forced out of the state and west to Indian Territory beyond the Mississippi River.

Pinson Mounds, one of the largest Woodland period (c. 1-500CE) mound complexes in the United States, is located in Madison County. It has the second-tallest earthwork mound in the United States.

Geography

Madison County TN sign 001

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 559 square miles (1,450 km2), of which 557 square miles (1,440 km2) is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) (0.3%) is water.

Airport

McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL) serves the county. Lake Graham, a large 500 acre reservoir primarily intended for recreation and wildlife habitat, is located in the county 5 miles east of Jackson.

Adjacent counties

State protected areas

Highways

  • US-45
  • US-412
  • US-70
  • I-40

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1830 11,594
1840 16,530 42.6%
1850 21,470 29.9%
1860 21,535 0.3%
1870 23,480 9.0%
1880 30,874 31.5%
1890 30,497 −1.2%
1900 36,333 19.1%
1910 39,357 8.3%
1920 43,824 11.3%
1930 51,059 16.5%
1940 54,115 6.0%
1950 60,128 11.1%
1960 60,655 0.9%
1970 65,727 8.4%
1980 74,546 13.4%
1990 77,982 4.6%
2000 91,837 17.8%
2010 98,294 7.0%
2020 98,823 0.5%
U.S. Decennial Census
1790–1960 1900–1990
1990–2000 2010 2020
USA Madison County, Tennessee.csv age pyramid
Age pyramid Madison County

2020 census

Madison County racial composition
Race Num. Perc.
White (non-Hispanic) 53,264 53.9%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 35,837 36.26%
Native American 175 0.18%
Asian 1,227 1.24%
Pacific Islander 13 0.01%
Other/Mixed 3,585 3.63%
Hispanic or Latino 4,722 4.78%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 98,823 people, 38,930 households, and 25,748 families residing in the county.

Healthcare

West Tennessee Healthcare (Jackson-Madison County General Hospital District), created by a law passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1949, serves as the public hospital system of the county. The county appoints some of the members of the board of directors.

Media

This is the Madison County to which Kenny Rogers refers in his song "Reuben James".

Communities

Madison County TN county line marker

Cities

Census-Designated Places

Unincorporated communities

Education

Jackson-Madison County School System is the public school district.

Lane College is a private historically Black college associated with the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church.

Union University is a private school affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention.

West Tennessee School for the Deaf is a state-operated school in the county.

See also

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