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Welcome to Madison County ...

Time Zone: Madison County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Huntsville is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1808.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 372,909 people. This is an increase of 10.95% since the last Census (which gave a population of 336,095 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 7.03% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Gurley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gurley is located in Madison County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <2>
  • Huntsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Madison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Madison is located in Madison County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • New Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Hope is located in Madison County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <2>
  • Owens' Cross Roads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Triana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Triana is located in Madison County (AL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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