Madison, Georgia

Madison, Georgia
Madison, Georgia
City
	City of Madison
	Morgan County Courthouse in Madison
	Flag
	Location in Morgan County and the state of Georgia
	Madison Location within the contiguous United States of America
	Coordinates: 33°35′17″N 83°28′21″W / 33.58806°N 83.47250°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Morgan
Incorporated	December 12, 1809
Named for	James Madison
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Fred Perriman
• Council	Members Carrie Peters-Reid; Eric Joyce; Ed Latham; Rick Blanton – Mayor Pro-Tem; Betsy Wagenhauser;
Area
• Total	8.86 sq mi (22.94 km2)
• Land	8.78 sq mi (22.75 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation	679 ft (207 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,447
• Density	506.26/sq mi (195.48/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30650
Area code(s)	706
FIPS code	13-49196
GNIS feature ID	0332303
Major airport	ATL
Website	madisonga.com

Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area. The population was 4,447 at the 2020 census,^[3] up from 3,979 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Morgan County and the site of the Morgan County Courthouse.

The Madison Historic District is one of the largest in the state.^[6] Many of the nearly 100 antebellum homes have been carefully restored. Bonar Hall is one of the first of the grand-style Federal homes built in Madison during the town's cotton-boom heyday from 1840 to 1860.

Budget Travel magazine voted Madison as one of the world's 16 most picturesque villages.^[7]

Madison is featured on Georgia's Antebellum Trail, and is designated as one of the state's Historic Heartland cities.

^ "Mayor & Council". Madison, GA. 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017 – via CivicPlus .
^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Madison city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Cite error: The named reference TheHistoricalNews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "World's 16 Most Picturesque Villages". Budget Travel. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

[1] "Mayor & Council". Madison, GA. 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017 – via CivicPlus .

[CenPopGazetteer2022-2] "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[Census_2020-3] "P1. Race – Madison city, Georgia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2023.

[GR2-4] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR3-5] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[TheHistoricalNews-6] Cite error: The named reference TheHistoricalNews was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[budgettravel-7] "World's 16 Most Picturesque Villages". Budget Travel. Retrieved March 18, 2018.

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