Welcome to Madison ...

Madison is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Madison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

When the people of Madison refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Madisonian<3>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Madison has a population of 2,600 people<4> (see below for details).

Madison is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Madison is located in the (603) area code.

Websites for Madison ...

Official Website: www.ci.madison.nh.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Madison had an population of 2,600 people. This is an increase of 3.92% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 31.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison had a population of 2,502 people (or 5.23% of the total population of Carroll County). This makes Madison the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Madison represents 0.19% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 120th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,502 people, the population of Madison increased 26.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,984 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Madison.

Communities Also Named Madison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Madison - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Madison.

Communities near Madison ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Madison.

• Conway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <6>
• Ossipee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossipee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossipee
  • Ossipee is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossipee <6>
• Moultonborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moultonborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moultonborough
  • Moultonborough is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moultonborough <6>
• Fryeburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fryeburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryeburg
  • Fryeburg is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fryeburg <6>
• Tamworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamworth
  • Tamworth is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamworth <6>
• Bartlett
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <6>
• Tuftonboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuftonboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuftonboro
  • Tuftonboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuftonboro <6>
• Parsonsfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsonsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonsfield
  • Parsonsfield is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,971 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsonsfield <6>
• Hiram
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
  • Hiram is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <6>
• Brownfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfield
  • Brownfield is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownfield <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Madison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Madison.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Madison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Madison.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Madison. See our Newspapers Page for Madison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madison ...

Looking for more information about Madison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Madison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madison.

Adding Madison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Madison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Madison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Madison post office opened in 1853.

We also found Madison in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Madison: www.ci.madison.nh.us/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/