Madison County | |
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_2.JPG) Madison County courthouse in Madison | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
 Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°55′N 97°36′W / 41.92°N 97.6°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Nebraska |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Seat | Madison |
| Largest city | Norfolk |
| Area | |
• Total | 575 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
| • Land | 573 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| • Water | 2.7 sq mi (7 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,585  |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | www |
Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 35,585.[1] Its county seat is Madison and its largest city is Norfolk.[2] Madison County was likely named for Madison, Wisconsin, which is where many of the county’s residents came from; the city was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States.[3] Madison County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Madison County is represented by the prefix 7 (the county had the seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
- ^ "Madison County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Co. (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 162.