Madison, Alabama

Madison, Alabama
City
The Madison Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 2006.
Motto(s):  Play hard, learn well & live richly
Interactive map of Madison, Alabama
Coordinates: 34°42′40″N 86°43′52″W / 34.71111°N 86.73111°W / 34.71111; -86.73111
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Madison, Limestone
Founded	1818
Incorporated	December 2, 1869[1]
Government
• Mayor	Paul Finley
Area [2]
• City	30.694 sq mi (79.497 km2)
• Land	30.563 sq mi (79.159 km2)
• Water	0.131 sq mi (0.339 km2)
Elevation [3]	686 ft (209 m)
Population  (2020)[4]
• City	56,933
• Estimate  (2023)[5]	60,854
• Rank	US: 649th AL: 9th
• Density	1,968/sq mi (760.0/km2)
• Urban	329,066 (US: 122nd)
• Urban density	1,532/sq mi (591.6/km2)
• Metro	514,465 (US: 109th)
• Metro density	378/sq mi (145.9/km2)
• Combined	879,315 (US: 68th)
• Combined density	255.3/sq mi (98.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC–6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	35756, 35757, 35758
Area code(s)	256 and 938
FIPS code	01-45784
GNIS feature ID	2404989[3]
Website	madisonal.gov

Madison is a city located primarily in Madison County, near the northern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County. The city is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the second-largest in the state, and is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The population was 56,933 at the 2020 census.^[4] Madison is bordered by Huntsville on nearly all sides with some small unincorporated lands within Madison in Madison and Limestone counties.

Madison was mostly a small city for many years, with its population being around 400-500 for much of its history until the Redstone Arsenal was established to the southeast, which attracted many people to the area for jobs. This rapidly increased the city's population and stimulated economic growth. Many of Madison's residents work in Research Park or the Redstone Arsenal. Madison has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Alabama, as well as one of the wealthiest in the state.^{[citation needed]} In 2022 census estimates, Madison was the 9th largest city in Alabama and the second largest city in North Alabama trailing only nearby Huntsville.^{[citation needed]}