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Madison County, Kentucky
Madison County | |
|---|---|
 Madison County Courthouse in Richmond | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky | |
 Kentucky's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 37°43′N 84°17′W / 37.72°N 84.28°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| Founded | December 15, 1785 |
| Named for | James Madison |
| Seat | Richmond |
| Largest city | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 443 sq mi (1,150 km2) |
| • Land | 437 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| • Water | 6.0 sq mi (16 km2) 1.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 92,701 |
• Estimate (2023) | 96,735  |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (81/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
Madison County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. At the 2020 census, its population was 92,701.[1] Its county seat is Richmond.[2] The county is named for Virginia statesman James Madison, who later became the fourth President of the United States.[3]
The county is part of the Richmond-Berea, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area which is also included in the Lexington-Fayette–Richmond–Frankfort, KY combined statistical area.
Madison County was considered a moist county, meaning that although the county prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages (and is thus a dry county), it contained a city where retail alcohol sales are allowed. Nevertheless, two of the county's 19 precincts are completely dry.[4] Alcohol can also be sold by the drink in Berea,[5] Richmond, and at Arlington and The Bull golf clubs. In 2023, the county voted to become wet.[6]
Madison County is home to Eastern Kentucky University, Berea College, and historic Boone Tavern.[7] Famous pioneer Daniel Boone lived in Madison County and built Fort Boonesborough, now a state historic site.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Volume 1. Kentucky State Historical Society. 1903. pp. 36.
- ^ Lanier, Yvette (August 1, 2007). "Berea votes down alcohol sales again". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved August 1, 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "Berea prepares for future with alcohol sales". Richmond Register. September 30, 2015. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Madison County is wet, what's next?". May 23, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ Foust, Michele. "200-year-old Kentucky pottery business a sight to see ", Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 25, 2007. Retrieved on February 23, 2009.
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