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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 Wampsville is the Seat for Madison County.

Madison County was founded in 1806 and was created by taking area from Chenango County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Madison had a population of 70,875 people. This is a decrease of 3.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 73,442 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Madison represented 0.38% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Madison County:

  • Brookfield
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,386 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Canastota
  • Cazenovia
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,843 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Chittenango
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,823 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chittenango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • DeRuyter
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRuyter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Earlville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Eaton
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,705 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Fenner
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,678 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Georgetown
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hamilton
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,079 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lebanon
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lenox
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,762 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lincoln
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Madison
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Morrisville
    • Munnsville
    • Nelson
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,940 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oneida
    • Smithfield
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Stockbridge
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,993 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sullivan
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,080 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Wampsville

Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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