Madison County, Arkansas

Madison County, Arkansas
Location in the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location in the U.S.
Founded	September 30, 1836
Seat	Huntsville
Largest city	Huntsville
Area
• Total	837 sq mi (2,168 km2)
• Land	834 sq mi (2,160 km2)
• Water	2.8 sq mi (7 km2), 0.3%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	15,767
• Density	19/sq mi (7/km²)
Congressional district	4th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	madisoncogov.com

Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,717.^[1] The county seat is Huntsville.^[2] The county was formed on September 30, 1836, and named for James Madison,^[3] fourth President of the United States.

Madison County is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 837 square miles (2,170 km²), of which 834 square miles (2,160 km²) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[4]

Adjacent counties

• Carroll County (north)
• Newton County (east)
• Johnson County (southeast)
• Franklin County (south)
• Crawford County (southwest)
• Washington County (west)
• Benton County (northwest)

National protected area

• Ozark National Forest (part)

Demographics

Age pyramid Madison County^[10]

As of the 2000 United States Census,^[11] there were 14,243 people, 5,463 households, and 4,080 families residing in the county. The population density was 7/km² (17/mi²). There were 6,537 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.94% White, 0.11% Black or African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.47% from other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,463 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.00% were married couples living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 24.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,895, and the median income for a family was $32,910. Males had a median income of $24,911 versus $18,786 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,736. About 14.70% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 18.00% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 412
• Highway 12
• Highway 16
• Highway 21
• Highway 23
• Highway 45
• Highway 74

Airport

The Huntsville Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Huntsville.^[12]

Communities

City

• Huntsville (county seat)

Towns

• Hindsville
• St. Paul

Unincorporated communities

Townships

Townships in Madison County, Arkansas as of 2010

Townships in Arkansas are the divisions of a county. Each township includes unincorporated areas; some may have incorporated cities or towns within part of their boundaries. Arkansas townships have limited purposes in modern times. However, the United States Census does list Arkansas population based on townships (sometimes referred to as "county subdivisions" or "minor civil divisions"). Townships are also of value for historical purposes in terms of genealogical research. Each town or city is within one or more townships in an Arkansas county based on census maps and publications. The townships of Madison County are listed below; listed in parentheses are the cities, towns, and/or census-designated places that are fully or partially inside the township. ^[13][14]

Notable residents

• Orval E. Faubus (1910–1994), governor of Arkansas during the desegregation days, was from the Combs community near Huntsville. He is buried in Combs Cemetery.^[15]
• Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly singer. His backing band, The Hawks, later played with Bob Dylan and eventually became The Band.
• Danny L. Patrick, Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from Madison and Carroll counties from 1967 to 1970.^[16]
• John Selman, outlaw and lawman, best known for killing John Wesley Hardin in 1895, was born in Madison County.

See also

• List of lakes in Madison County, Arkansas
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Arkansas

References

External links

• Madison County Map (U. S. Census Bureau)
• Official Site

	Benton County	Carroll County
	Washington County		Newton County
		Madison County, Arkansas
	Crawford County	Franklin County	Johnson County

Municipalities and communities of Madison County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Huntsville
City	Huntsville
Towns	Hindsville St. Paul
Townships	Alabam Bohannan Boston Bowen California Hilburn Japton Kentucky King's River Lamar Lincoln Marble Mill Creek Prairie Purdy Richland Valley Venus War Eagle Wharton White River
Unincorporated communities	Alabam Asher Aurora Boston Brannon Brashears Buckeye Cannon Creek Clifty Combs Cross Roads Crosses Delaney Drake's Creek Dutton Forum Georgetown Harmony Hartwell Health Japton Kingston Loy Marble Old Alabam Patrick Pettigrew Purdy Red Star Reynolds Rock Rockhouse Roxton Thompson Thorney Venus Weathers Wesley West Liberty Wharton Whitener Witter
Ghost towns	Chaplin Jordan Mante Townsley Truth Venquin

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