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Welcome to Madison County ...

Time Zone: Madison County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Anderson is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded January 4, 1823.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 129,569 people. This is a decrease of 1.56% since the last Census (which gave a population of 131,619 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 2.03% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Alexandria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Anderson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson is located in Madison County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
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  • Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Country Club Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Club Heights is located in Madison County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Edgewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Edgewood is located in Madison County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
  • Elwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elwood is located in Madison County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,379 people
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  • Frankton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frankton is located in Madison County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
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  • Ingalls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ingalls is located in Madison County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
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  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Lapel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapel is located in Madison County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
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    • Markleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orestes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Orestes is located in Madison County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Pendleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • River Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • River Forest is located in Madison County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Summitville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Summitville is located in Madison County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
    • Woodlawn Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 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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