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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 Winterset is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded January 13, 1846 and was created by taking area from Polk County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 16,338 people. This is an increase of 3.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 15,739 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 0.52% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Earlham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Earlham is located in Madison County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlham <2>
  • East Peru
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • East Peru is located in Madison County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Macksburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Macksburg is located in Madison County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Patterson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Patterson is located in Madison County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Saint Charles
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Truro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Truro is located in Madison County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <2>
  • Winterset
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)

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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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