Madison

History

Madison was founded in 1820. There have been three villages named Madison.

Geography

Madison is located in southwestern Madison County. The central city area is bordered by Granite City to the north and Venice to the southwest. However, the Madison city limits now extend south, east, and north of the city center, so that it is also bordered by Hartford to the extreme north, Pontoon Beach to the east, Fairmont City to the southeast, and Brooklyn to the southwest. The Mississippi River forms the western boundary of Madison north of Venice, with St. Louis, Missouri, across the river. Illinois Route 203 passes through the center of Madison as MC Cambridge Avenue and Edwardsville Road, leading north into Granite City and south to Interstates 55 and 70 at their Exit 4 in the southernmost part of town. Illinois Route 3 (Cedar Street) crosses the western part of Madison, leading south into Venice before crossing the Mississippi into St. Louis, and north through Granite City to Hartford. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Madison has a total area of , of which are land and , or 20.91%, are water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  33,028
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  32,088
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  26,020
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  25,619
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  24,088
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  19,918
• American Goldfinch

  Spinus tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,998
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  16,640

Largest nearby schools

• Edwardsville High School
  High · Edwardsville · 2,354 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Granite City High School
  High · Granite City · 1,805 students · 19:1 ratio
• Collinsville Middle School
  Middle · Collinsville · 950 students · 15.1:1 ratio
• Dorris Intermediate Sch
  Middle · Collinsville · 884 students · 14.3:1 ratio
• Coolidge Junior High Sch
  Middle · Granite City · 871 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• Grigsby Intermediate School
  Middle · Granite City · 829 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Prather Elementary School
  Elementary · Granite City · 659 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• John A Renfro Elementary School
  Elementary · Collinsville · 513 students · 14.7:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.57 — 2024-09-19
  1 km S of Old Monroe, Missouri
• M 2.81 — 2024-03-28
  1 km NNE of Germantown, Illinois
• M 2.53 — 2024-03-05
  6 km ENE of Pinckneyville, Illinois
• M 2.84 — 2022-04-29
  1 km SSW of Peerless Park, Missouri
• M 2.57 — 2019-09-11
  6 km NNE of Bonne Terre, Missouri
• M 3.12 — 2017-07-01
  9 km SSE of Mulberry Grove, Illinois