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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 Canton is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1828 and was created by taking area from Yazoo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 106,272 people. This is an increase of 11.24% since the last Census (which gave a population of 95,538 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 3.22% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Canton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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    • Canton is located in Madison County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • Flora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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    • Flora is located in Madison County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <2>
  • Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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    • Madison is located in Madison County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Ridgeland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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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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