Madison Parish, Louisiana

Madison Parish
Parish
Madison Parish Courthouse in Tallulah
Location within the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 32°22′N 91°14′W / 32.37°N 91.24°W / 32.37; -91.24
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Founded	1838
Named for	James Madison
Seat	Tallulah
Largest city	Tallulah
Area
• Total	651 sq mi (1,690 km2)
• Land	624 sq mi (1,620 km2)
• Water	26 sq mi (70 km2)  4.1%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,017
• Density	15/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	madisonparish.org

Madison Parish (French: Paroisse de Madison) is a parish located on the northeastern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana, in the delta lowlands along the Mississippi River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,017.^[1] Its parish seat is Tallulah.^[2] The parish was formed in 1839.^[3]

With a history of cotton plantations and pecan farms, the parish economy continues to be primarily agricultural. It has a majority African-American population. For years a ferry connected Delta, Louisiana (and traffic from the parish) to Vicksburg, Mississippi. The Vicksburg Bridge now carries U.S. Route 80 and Interstate 20 across the river into Madison Parish.