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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 Edwardsville is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1812. Madison was created by taking area from Saint Clair and Randolph Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 262,966 people. This is a decrease of 2.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 269,310 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 2.1% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Alhambra
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Alton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
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  • Bethalto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bethalto is located in Madison County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,201 people
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  • Collinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • East Alton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
  • Edwardsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glen Carbon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Godfrey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Godfrey is located in Madison County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,393 people
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    • Granite City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grantfork
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Grantfork is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Hamel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hamel is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
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    • Hartford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Hartford is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
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    • Highland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Highland is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
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    • Livingston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,735 people
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    • Marine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Marine is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
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    • Maryville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Douglas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pontoon Beach
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Roxana
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
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    • Saint Jacob
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • South Roxana
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Troy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Troy is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
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    • Venice
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Venice is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,852 people
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    • Williamson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wood River
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Worden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Worden is located in Madison County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 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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