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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 Madison is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1856. Madison was created by taking area from Loup and  Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 35,099 people. This is an increase of 0.39% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,961 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 1.91% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Battle Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Madison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Madison is located in Madison County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <2>
  • Meadow Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Newman Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Norfolk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Norfolk is located in Madison County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfolk <2>
  • Tilden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tilden is located in Madison County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilden <2>

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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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