Madison

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Madison

Total population

1,550

Median home value

$97,000

20.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$61,172

Madison$61k

National$74k

Elevation332 m

Land area2.71 km²

Coordinates45.01°, -96.19°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Madison is a city in and the county seat of Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 1,518 at the 2020 census. It proclaims itself to be the "lutefisk capital of the USA."

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Robert Bly

American poet, author, and activist (1926–2021)

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Charles E. Peterson

American architect

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Michael Hunt

American football player

P

Paul R. Norby

American rear admiral

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Doug Peterson

American politician in the state of Minnesota born 1948

J

John Driscoll

American scholar, collector, and art dealer

L

Larry Charles Grove

Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Minneapolis 1964

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Glen H. Anderson

American politician

J

John N. Johnson

American politician – Minnesota -- "J.N." House 1909-12 (District 17)

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Charles E. Retrum

American politician – Minnesota -House 1929-34 (District 24)

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Michael Rice

American public broadcasting executive

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Minnesota

• Dawson
  8.9 mi away
• Bellingham
  9.7 mi away
• Louisburg
  10.5 mi away
• Marietta
  11.2 mi away
• Nassau
  12.9 mi away
• Correll
  15.2 mi away
• Milan
  15.2 mi away · pop. 564
• Appleton
  15.3 mi away
• Boyd
  18 mi away
• Odessa
  18.6 mi away
• Canby
  20.9 mi away
• Clarkfield
  24.2 mi away

Browse all places in Minnesota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Madison

Madison, Minnesota

Rand McNally · 1999

Odin House, Madison, Minnesota

Robert Bly · 1972

The Hagebak family

Alan L. Kling · 1986

Go if you think it your duty

James Madison Bowler · 2008

Freud's concept of repression and defense

Peter Madison · 1961

Report of the Minnesota Commission Appointed to Erect a Monument in the Nashville National Cemetery at Madison, Tenn

Mo Minnesota Commission Appointed to Erect a Monument in the National Cemetery at Jefferson Barracks · 1921

Monroe Madison Shuey

Lyle LeRoy Shuey · 2008

Freuds Concept-Repression And

Madison · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Seen 2026-09-03

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-03

Broad-winged Thistle

Carduus acanthoides

Seen 2026-09-03

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-09-03

absinthe wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

Seen 2026-09-03

Yellow Sweetclover

Melilotus officinalis

Seen 2026-09-03

common ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Seen 2026-09-03

Curlycup Gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

Seen 2026-09-03

Semipalmated Plover

Charadrius semipalmatus

Seen 2026-08-30

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).