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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 Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,548. The county seat is Winterset.
Madison County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Madison County is famous for being the county where John Wayne was born, and for a number of covered bridges. These bridges were featured in Robert James Waller's 1992 novella The Bridges of Madison County, as well as the 1995 film and 2014 musical based on it.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1846 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1849 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | Land 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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| 1852 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | 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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| 1850 | 1,179
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| 1860 | 7,339
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| 1870 | 13,884
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| 1880 | 17,224
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| 1890 | 15,977
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| 1900 | 17,710
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| 1910 | 15,621
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| 1920 | 15,020
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| 1930 | 14,331
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| 1940 | 14,525
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| 1950 | 13,131
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| 1960 | 12,295
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| 1970 | 11,558
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| 1980 | 12,597
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| 1990 | 12,483
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Madison County, Iowa, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~iamadiso/
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