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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 Fredericktown is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1818. Madison was created by taking area from Cape Girardeau and Sainte Genevieve Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 12,088 people. This is a decrease of 0.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 12,197 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 0.2% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Cobalt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cobalt is located in Madison County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Fredericktown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Junction City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Junction City is located in Madison County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Marquand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marquand is located in Madison County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 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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