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Madison is the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 269,840, making it the second-most populous city in Wisconsin after Milwaukee, and the 80th-most populous in the United States. The Madison metropolitan area had a population of 680,796.
Order Mayor Sworn In Left Office 1 Jairus C. Fairchild: 1856: 1856 2 Augustus A. Bird: 1857: 1857 3 George Baldwin Smith: 1858: 1860 4 Levi Baker Vilas: 1861
There are 255 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Dane County, including 11 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Madison is the location of 154 of these properties and districts, including 8 of the National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the remaining properties and districts are listed separately .
History. The original Town of Madison encompassed approximately 36 square miles (93 km 2), and was organized on February 2, 1846. In 1856 the Wisconsin Legislature chartered the city of Madison, leaving the remainder as the town.
The history of Wisconsin encompasses the story not only of the people who have lived in Wisconsin since it became a state of the U.S., but also that of the Native American tribes who made their homeland in Wisconsin, the French and British colonists who were the first Europeans to live there, and the American settlers who lived in Wisconsin when it was a territory.
The Wisconsin State Capitol is the tallest building in Madison, a distinction that has been preserved by legislation that prohibits buildings taller than the columns surrounding the dome (187 feet). The Capitol is located at the southwestern end of the Madison Isthmus. The streets surrounding the building form the Capitol Square, which is home ...
November 27, 2002. The Madison Municipal Building, also known as the United States Post Office and Federal Courthouse, is a historic government building at 215 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard in Madison, Wisconsin. Built in 1927-29, the building was Madison's tenth main post office and the second courthouse for the United States District ...
The Wisconsin Historical Museum is a museum located on the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin. It is currently open only for retail shopping featuring books, gifts, and other items focusing on Wisconsin and history. History. The museum featured information about the history of Wisconsin and is operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. In ...