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Madison County, Illinois
Madison County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Edwardsville
Year Organized: 1812
Square Miles: 725
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Court House: 155 North Main Street
County Courthouse
Edwardsville, IL 62025-1955
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
President James Madison, known as the father of the US
Constitution. Fought for a strong central government to replace the Articles of
Confederation.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Madison County was established on September 14, 1812. It was formed out of Randolph and St. Clair Counties and named
for James Madison.[4] At the time of its formation, Madison County included all of the modern State of Illinois north of
St. Louis, about three-fourths of the Territory.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,918 km˛ (740 mi˛). 1,878 km˛ (725 mi˛) of
it is land and 40 km˛ (15 mi˛) of it (2.07%) is water. Madison County is on the Mississippi River, while the other
major body of water is Horseshoe Lake.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Macoupin County
- Northeast: Montgomery County
- East: Bond County
- Southeast: Clinton County
- South: St. Clair County
- Southwest: St. Louis city, Mo.; St. Louis County, Mo.
- West: St. Charles County, Mo.
- Northwest: Jersey County
Cities and Towns:
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- Alhambra |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Alton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bethalto |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Chouteau |
township |
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- Collinsville |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Alton |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Edwardsville
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fort Russell |
township |
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- Foster |
township |
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- Glen Carbon |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Godfrey |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Granite City |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Grantfork |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hamel |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hartford |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Helvetia |
township |
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- Highland |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Jarvis |
township |
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- Leef |
township |
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- Livingston |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Madison |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Marine |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Maryville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Moro |
township |
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- Nameoki |
township |
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- New Douglas |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Newport |
township |
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- Olive |
township |
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- Omphghent |
township |
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- Pin Oak |
township |
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- Pontoon Beach |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Roxana |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Saline |
township |
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- South Roxana |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Jacob |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Troy |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Venice |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wood River |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Worden |
village |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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