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Madison, Wisconsin

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The 2000 Census showed that Madison had a population of 208,054 people.<1> This represents 3.87% of the total population of Wisconsin, making it the state's 2nd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. Other than 2000, the population counts have been estimated by the Census Bureau.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
2008231,916+11.47%+1.38% since 2007
2007228,754+9.95%+1.31% since 2006
2006225,796+8.53%+0.95% since 2005
2005223,672+7.51%+0.86% since 2004
2004221,754+6.58%+1.26% since 2003
2003218,999+5.26%+1.14% since 2002
2002216,540+4.08%+1.62% since 2001
2001213,078+2.41%+2.41% since 2000
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2000208,054The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (rank is based on the 2000 Census):

RankCommunityDirectionDistance<2>2008
Population		Change Since 2000
1Milwaukee   E71 mi [114.3 km]604,4771.26% increase
-2-Madison  231,91611.47% increase
3Green Bay   NE121 mi [194.7 km]101,0251.26% decrease
4Kenosha   SE84 mi [135.2 km]96,9507.3% increase
5Racine   E83 mi [133.6 km]82,1960.42% increase
6Appleton   NE96 mi [154.5 km]70,3050.31% increase
7Waukesha   E58 mi [93.3 km]68,0084.91% increase

The city of Madison is located in Dane County and for a more general look at the area, please visit our Census Page for Dane County.

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Madison.

Madison had 92,394 Housing Units<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Madison has a total area of 84.7 square miles [219.3 km²]<4>. Of this total, 68.7 square miles [177.9 km²]16.01 square miles [41.45 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Madison had a 2000 population density of 3,029 people per square mile [1,169 people/km²], making it the state's 20th most densely populated area.

Dane County

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

The county had a population of 428,600 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 208,054 people, Madison contained 48.54% of the Dane County total.

In addition, where the community of Madison has a population density of 3,029 people per square mile [1,169 people/km²], Dane County averages 356.6 people per square mile [137.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Dane County.

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Madison. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Madison, it also contains a comparison between Madison and the state of Wisconsin.

Click here for the Madison QuickFact (QF-5548000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Dane County (QF-55025).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Madison:

 State Code:55 (Wisconsin)
County Code:025 (Dane County)
Place Code:48000 (Madison)
  
State & County Code:55025 (Wisconsin/Dane County)
  
State & Place Code:5548000 (Wisconsin/Madison)

Madison is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Madison.



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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Madison:

U.S. Census Bureau
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Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Madison? Please visit the Map Page for Madison.


Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Madison and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).

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<4>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Madison. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.

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