Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County
Madison County courthouse in Madison
Madison County courthouse in Madison
Map of Nebraska highlighting Madison County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Map of the United States highlighting Nebraska
Nebraska's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°55′N 97°36′W / 41.92°N 97.6°W / 41.92; -97.6
Country United States
State Nebraska
Founded1867
SeatMadison
Largest cityNorfolk
Area
 • Total
575 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land573 sq mi (1,480 km2)
 • Water2.7 sq mi (7 km2)  0.5%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
35,585 Increase
 • Density62/sq mi (24/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district1st
Websitewww.madisoncountyne.com

Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 35,585.[1] Its county seat is Madison and its largest city is Norfolk.[2] Madison County was likely named for Madison, Wisconsin, which is where many of the county’s residents came from; the city was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States.[3] Madison County is part of the Norfolk, NE Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Madison County is represented by the prefix 7 (the county had the seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

  1. ^ "Madison County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Co. (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 162.

Madison County, Nebraska

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