Madison may refer to:

People

Madison (name) Madison is a surname of English origin that has become a popular given name in the United States, and to a lesser extent in Canada. Madison, also spelled Maddison, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning ''son of Matthew (name), Matthew''. A different o ...

, a given name and a surname *

James Madison James Madison (June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed as the ...

(1751–1836), fourth president of the United States * Madison (footballer), Brazilian footballer

Places in the United States

Populated places

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the List of municipalities in Wisconsin by population, second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 269,840 at the 2020 Uni ...

, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this name *

Madison, Alabama Madison is a city located primarily in Madison County, Alabama, Madison County, near the northern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County. The city is included in th ...

* Madison, Arkansas * Madison, California *

Madison, Connecticut Madison is a New England town, town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, occupying a central location on Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline. The town is part of the South ...

Madison, Florida Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, on the central northern border of Florida, United States. The population was 2,912 at the 2020 census. History The territory now known as Madison County was ruled at various times by S ...

Madison, Georgia Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs combined statistical area. The population was 4,447 at the 2020 census, up from 3,979 in 2010. The city is the county seat of ...

Madison, Illinois Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is also a suburb of St. Louis. The population was 3,171 at the 2020 census, down from 3,891 in 2010. It is home to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gate ...

Madison, Indiana Madison is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. As of the 2010 United States Census its population was 11,967. Over 55,000 people live within of downtown Madison. Madison is the large ...

* Madison, Kansas *

Madison, Maine Madison (formerly Norridgewock) is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2020 census. History The area was once territory of the Norridgewock Indians, a band of the Abenaki nation. Early visitors d ...

, a town ** Madison (CDP), Maine, a census-designated place within the town of Madison * Madison, Minnesota *

Madison, Mississippi Madison is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, 11th most populous city in Mississippi, United States, located in Madison County, Mississippi, Madison County, north of the List of capitals in the United States, state capital, Jackson, Miss ...

Madison, Missouri Madison is a city in Monroe County, Missouri, United States. The population was 515 at the 2020 census. History The first settlement at Madison was made in 1836. James R. Abernathy settled in Madison in that year, and named the town after Jam ...

* Madison, Nebraska * Madison, New Hampshire *

Madison, New Jersey Madison is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,937, an increase of 1,092 (+6.9%) from the 2010 United ...

Madison, New York Madison is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 2,766 at the 2020 census. The village of Madison is the largest community within the town. Madison, along with the rest of Madison County, is part of the Syracuse ...

, a town **

Madison (village), New York Madison is a village in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 311 at the 2020 census. The village and its town are named after President James Madison. The village is in the central part of the town of Madison on US Rou ...

, within the town of Madison *

Madison, North Carolina Madison is a town located in Rockingham County, North Carolina. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,132. Madison is part of the Piedmont Triad, Greensboro-High Point Metropolitan Statistical Area of ...

Madison, Ohio Madison is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,435 at the 2020 census. Madison was incorporated as a village in 1867. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , ...

Madison, Pennsylvania Madison is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 397 at the 2010 census. The borough was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States. Geography Madison is located at (40.248616, - ...

Madison, South Dakota Madison is a city and the county seat of Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,191 at the 2020 census. It is home to Dakota State University. Geography Madison is located in the center of Lake County in southeastern So ...

Madison, Tennessee Madison (originally Madison Station) is a former settlement, now a suburban neighborhood of northeast Nashville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is incorporated as part of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County. The po ...

Madison, Virginia Madison is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Virginia, United States. The population was 205 at the 2020 census. History The Hebron Lutheran Church, The Homeplace, James City Historic District, Madison County Courthouse (Virginia), ...

Madison, West Virginia Madison is a city and former coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,911 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Boone County. History Madison was first established as Boone Court House. The town was ...

Town of Madison, Wisconsin The Town of Madison was located in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. Established in 1836, the town ceased to exist on October 31, 2022. Its population was 6,236 at the 2020 United States census. The majority of the town's territory was si ...

, former township annexed by the city of Madison * Madison Lake, Minnesota *

Madison Park, Seattle Madison Park is a neighborhood in eastern Seattle, Washington, United States. It is named after the city park at the foot of Madison Street on the Lake Washington shore. The neighborhood is generally bounded on the east by Lake Washington; o ...

, Washington

Streets

Madison Avenue Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, New York, that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square (at 23rd Street) to meet the southbound Harlem River Drive at 142nd Stree ...

, a famous avenue in New York City *

Madison Street (Chicago) Madison Street is a major east–west street in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to human intervention, in the early 19th century the Chicago River after forming a large bend emptied into Lake Michigan at the present day intersection of Madison Street a ...

, a major thoroughfare *

Madison Street (Manhattan) Madison Street is a two-way thoroughfare on the Lower East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan that begins under the Brooklyn Bridge entrance ramp and ends at Grand Street. It is roughly sixteen large city blocks long. Due to securi ...

Nature

* Madison Blue Spring State Park, in Florida *

Madison River The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana forms the Missouri River. Course The Madison Ri ...

, in Wyoming and Montana *

Madison Square Madison Square is a public square formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The square was named for Founding Father James Madison, the fourth president of the United St ...

, a public park in New York City *

Mount Madison Mount Madison is a mountain in the Presidential Range of New Hampshire in the United States. It is named after the fourth U.S. President, James Madison. Mountains in the Presidential Range are named for U.S. presidents, with the tallest (Mou ...

, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Buildings

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

and previous buildings of the same name, all in New York City: **

Madison Square Garden (1879) Madison Square Garden (1879–1890) was an arena in New York City at the northeast corner of East 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first venue to use that name, it seated 10,000 spectators. It was replaced with a new buildin ...

, the original open-air arena **

Madison Square Garden (1890) Madison Square Garden (1891–1926) was an indoor arena in New York City, the second by that name, and the second and last to be located at 26th Street (Manhattan), 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Opened in 1891 at the cost of about ...

, an indoor arena built on the same site **

Madison Square Garden (1925) Madison Square Garden (MSG III) was an indoor arena in New York City, the third bearing that name. Built in 1925 and closed in 1968, it was located on the west side of Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eighth Avenue between 49th Street (Manhattan), 4 ...

, an indoor arena built on a different site (not occupied by the current Garden)

Schools

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public university, public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908, the institution was renamed in 1938 in honor of the fourth president of the ...

, Harrisonburg, Virginia * Madison College (disambiguation) * Madison University, Mississippi

Entertainment

* ''Madison'' (album), a 2021 album by Sloppy Jane * Madison (2000s band), a former American rock band from New Jersey *

Madison (dance) The Madison is a novelty dance that was popular in the late 1950s to mid-1960s. Description and history It was created and first danced in Columbus, Ohio, in 1957. The local popularity of the dance and record in Baltimore, Maryland, came to th ...

* ''Madison'' (film) * ''Madison'' (TV series), a Canadian TV series running 1993–1997 * Madison (video game), a 2022 horror video game *

Madison Records Madison Records was an American record label. It was founded in 1958 by Larry Uttal. It lasted until 1961 when Uttal absorbed the label into his newly acquired Bell Records Bell Records was an American record label founded in 1952 in New Yor ...

, a U.S. record label

Ships

* USCS ''Madison'', a survey ship in service with the United States Coast Survey from 1850 to 1858 * USS ''Madison'', two United States Navy ships and one United States Revenue Cutter Service (later United States Coast Guard) cutter * USS ''James Madison'', one United States Navy guided-missile submarine and one United States Revenue Cutter Service (later United States Coast Guard) cutter

Nicknames

* "Il Madison", an Italian nickname for Land Rover Arena in Bologna * "Madison", the code name for an

Itanium 2 Itanium (; ) is a discontinued family of 64-bit Intel microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture (formerly called IA-64). The Itanium architecture originated at Hewlett-Packard (HP), and was later jointly developed by HP and I ...

processor * "Madison", the code name for a wiki-like platform for drafting and commenting upon legislative text, first used with the

Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (OPEN Act) is a bill introduced in the United States Congress proposed as an alternative to the Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act, by Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, a Democrat ...

Other uses

Madison (cycling) The Madison is a relay race event in track cycling, named after the first Madison Square Garden in New York, and known as the "American race" in French (''course à l'américaine'') and as ''Americana'' in Spanish and in Italian. The race ...

, a track cycling event, named after the first and second Madison Square Gardens * Madison piercing, a body piercing at the front of the neck * Madison (dog), an animal actress who is best known for playing the role of Vincent in the TV show ''Lost''