Madison County, Nebraska
Madison County, Nebraska | |
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The Madison County Courthouse in Madison | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°54′36″N 97°36′25″W / 41.90993°N 97.606856°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | January 26, 1856 (created) January 21, 1868 (organized) |
| Named after | James Madison |
| Seat | Madison |
| Largest city | Norfolk |
| Area | |
• Total | 575.451 sq mi (1,490.41 km2) |
| • Land | 572.612 sq mi (1,483.06 km2) |
| • Water | 2.839 sq mi (7.35 km2) 0.49% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,585 |
• Estimate (2024) | 35,579 |
| • Density | 62.145/sq mi (23.994/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | madisoncountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 59 • Nebraska license plate prefix 07 | |
Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,585, and was estimated to be 35,579 in 2024, making it the eighth-most populous county in Nebraska. The county seat is Madison and the largest city is Norfolk.
Madison County is part of the Norfolk, NE micropolitan area.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Madison County was represented by the prefix "7" (as it had the seventh-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).