- Name
- Madison
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- Alternate names
- Madison (Getty Vocabulary Program)
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- Type
- County
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- Located in
- Illinois, United States (1812 - )
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- See also
- Adams, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Calhoun, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Fulton, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Greene, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Hancock, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Henry, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Knox, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Macoupin, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Mercer, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Montgomery, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Morgan, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Pike, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Putnam, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Sangamon, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Schuyler, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- St. Clair, Illinois, United States (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Tazewell, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
- Warren, Illinois, United States (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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| Contained Places
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Larger map
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- Unknown
- Olive Cemetery
- Olive Family Cemetery; Madison
- Olive Twp
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- Census-designated place
- Rosewood Heights
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- Inhabited place
- Alhambra
- Alton
- Barnett
- Bethalto
- Binney
- Bluff Junction
- Carpenter
- Cedar Park
- Clifton Terrace
- Collinsville
- Cottage Hills
- Dorsey
- East Alton
- Edwardsville
- Fairmont
- Forest Homes
- Formosa Junction
- Fosterburg
- Four Corners
- Fruit
- Gard
- Glen Carbon Crossing
- Glen Carbon
- Godfrey
- Graney
- Granite City
- Grantfork
- Hamel
- Hartford
- Highland
- Holiday Shores
- Kaufman
- Kuhn Station
- Lakeview Acres
- Leclaire
- Livingston
- Lumaghi Heights
- Madison
- Maple
- Marine
- Maryland Place
- Maryville
- Meadowbrook
- Melville
- Midway
- Mitchell
- Moellenbrocks
- Mont Station
- Moro
- New Douglas
- Oakwood Heights
- Oldenburg
- Park Place
- Pleasant Ridge
- Poag
- Pontoon Beach
- Prairietown
- Riehl
- Roxana
- Saint Morgan
- Sebastopol
- South Roxana
- St. Jacob
- Troy Crossing
- Troy Junction
- Troy
- Venice
- Wanda
- Williamson
- Wilson Heights
- Wood River
- Worden
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- Unknown
- Nameoki
- North Alton
- Upper Alton
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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. Madison County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area. As of 2000, the population was 258,941. Its county seat is Edwardsville, Illinois6.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Madison County was formed in 1812 out of Randolph and St. Clair Counties. At the time of its formation, Madison County included all of the modern State of Illinois north of St. Louis, about three-fourths of the Territory. The County was named for President James Madison, at the outbreak of the War of 1812.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1802 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1803 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1812 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1813 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1858 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 13,550
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| 1830 | 6,221
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| 1840 | 14,433
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| 1850 | 20,441
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| 1860 | 31,251
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| 1870 | 44,131
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| 1880 | 50,126
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| 1890 | 51,535
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| 1900 | 64,694
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| 1910 | 89,847
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| 1920 | 106,895
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| 1930 | 143,830
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| 1940 | 149,349
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| 1950 | 182,307
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| 1960 | 224,689
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| 1970 | 250,934
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| 1980 | 247,691
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| 1990 | 249,238
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Research Tips
External links
www.co.madison.il.us/
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