Madison, South Dakota

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Sioux Falls. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the southeast of Madison and has a population of 123,975 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Brookings. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the northeast of Madison and has a population of 18,504 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Luverne (MN)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	4,425	4.16% decrease
	Pipestone (MN)	E	39 mi [62.8 km]	4,131	3.48% decrease
	Brandon	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	8,757	53.82% increase
	De Smet	NW	34 mi [54.7 km]	1,051	9.71% decrease
	Dell Rapids	SE	23 mi [37.01 km]	3,431	15.13% increase
	Flandreau	E	25 mi [40.23 km]	2,222	6.48% decrease
	Freeman	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,194	9.34% decrease
	Garretson	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,198	2.83% increase
	Hartford	S	27 mi [43.45 km]	2,436	32.1% increase
	Howard	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	891	16.81% decrease
	Lennox	S	46 mi [74 km]	2,417	18.65% increase
	Mitchell	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	14,752	1.33% increase
	Salem	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	1,321	3.65% decrease
	Tea	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	3,761	115.9% increase
	Volga	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,583	10.31% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington	N	24 mi [38.62 km]	935	5.75% decrease
	Canova	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	118	15.71% decrease
	Chester	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Colman	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	548	4.2% decrease
	Colton	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	676	2.11% increase
	Egan	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	245	7.55% decrease
	Montrose	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	450	2.17% decrease
	Nunda	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	47	---
	Oldham	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	181	12.14% decrease
	Prairie Village	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Ramona	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	191	0.53% increase
	Sinai	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	120	9.77% decrease
	Trent	E	23 mi [37.01 km]	237	6.69% decrease
	Wentworth	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	186	1.06% decrease
	Winfred	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

Lake County

Madison is located in Lake County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake: Brookings, Kingsbury, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha and Moody. Although it doesn't share a border with Lake, Hanson it is close to Madison.

Below are counties that are near Madison (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Madison:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Madison
	Lincoln County (MN)	E	Verdi (MN)	39 miles [62 km]
	Pipestone County (MN)	E	Airlie (MN)	33 miles [53 km]
	Brookings County	N	Sinai	16 miles [25 km]
	Hamlin County	N	Alsville	39 miles [62 km]
	Hanson County	W	Epiphany	29 miles [46 km]
	Kingsbury County	NW	Oldham	18 miles [28 km]
	McCook County	S	Montrose	21 miles [33 km]
	Miner County	W	Howard	20 miles [32 km]
	Minnehaha County	SE	Huntimer	14 miles [22 km]
	Moody County	E	Colman	14 miles [22 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for South Dakota<3>

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