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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 Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,203. The county seat is Canton. The county is named for U.S. President James Madison.
Madison County is part of the Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1828 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1828 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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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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| 1830 | 4,973
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| 1840 | 15,530
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| 1850 | 18,173
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| 1860 | 23,382
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| 1870 | 20,948
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| 1880 | 25,866
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| 1890 | 27,321
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| 1900 | 32,493
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| 1910 | 33,505
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| 1920 | 29,292
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| 1930 | 35,796
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| 1940 | 37,504
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| 1950 | 33,860
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| 1960 | 32,904
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| 1970 | 29,737
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| 1980 | 41,613
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| 1990 | 53,794
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Note: Total for 1800 excludes population (1,250) of Washington County, Mississippi Territory, nearly all of which is now in Alabama; total for 1810 excludes population (9,046) of Baldwin, Madison, and Washington Counties, Mississippi Territory, now entirely or mostly in Alabama. Mississippi's present-day Madison and Washington Counties were created in the 1820's.
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~msmadiso/
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