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Name | Madison |
Alt names | Madison | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Located in | Illinois, United States (1812 - ) |
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) |
- 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. It is a part of the Metro East in southern Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 264,776. The county seat is Edwardsville, and the largest city is Granite City.
Madison County is part of the Metro-East region of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The pre-Columbian city of Cahokia Mounds, a World Heritage Site, was located near Collinsville. Edwardsville is home to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. To the north, Alton is known for its abolitionist and American Civil War-era history. It is also the home of the Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine. Godfrey, the village named for Captain Benjamin Godfrey, offers Lewis and Clark Community College formerly the Monticello Female Seminary.
History
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Madison County was established on September 14, 1812. It was formed from parts of Randolph and St. Clair counties and named for President James Madison. At the time of its formation, Madison County included all of the modern State of Illinois north of St. Louis, as well as all of Wisconsin, part of Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
In the late 19th century, Madison County became an industrial region, and in the 20th century was known first for Graniteware, and later for its steel mills, oil refineries, and other heavy industries. The county had a large working population, and the county and surrounding area was a center of strength for the Democratic Party.
Industrial restructuring cost many jobs and reduced the population. The county now is part of the eastern St. Louis metropolitan area (nicknamed "Metro East"), as is neighboring St. Clair County.
In 2009, the EPA issued an air pollution report that ranked Madison County as the county with the second-highest cancer risk in the country due to air pollution, second only to Los Angeles County, California.
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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Madison County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Madison County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.co.madison.il.us/
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