Madison may refer to:

People

* Madison (name), a given name and a surname *

James Madison James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father. He served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for hi ...

(1751–1836), fourth president of the United States

Place names

Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...

, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this name * Madison, Alabama, second most populated city and 9th largest in Alabama *

Madison, Arkansas Madison is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 769 at the 2010 census, down from 987 in 2000. Geography Madison is located at (35.013681, -90.726919). According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit ...

Madison, California Madison is a city in Yolo County, California. Madison's ZIP Code is 95653 and its area code 530. It is located west of Woodland, at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The 2020 United States census reported Madison's population was 721. History Th ...

* Madison, Connecticut *

Madison, Florida Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Florida, 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 ...

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 3,979 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Morgan County and the si ...

Madison, Illinois Madison is a city in Madison and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 3,891 at the 2010 census. It is home to World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway and the first Bulgarian Orthodox church in the United States. ...

* Madison, Indiana *

Madison, Kansas Madison is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States, along the Verdigris River. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 689. History Madison was founded in 1872 northwest of the present town. In 1879, the town was reloca ...

* Madison, Maine, a town **

Madison (CDP), Maine Madison is a census-designated place (CDP) in the New England town, town of Madison, Maine, Madison in Somerset County, Maine, Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,733 at the United States Census, 2000, 2000 census. Geograp ...

, a census-designated place within the town of Madison *

Madison, Minnesota Madison is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States, along the 45th parallel north, 45th parallel. The population was 1,518 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of ...

Madison, Mississippi Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The city of Madison, named ...

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 Jame ...

* Madison, Nebraska * Madison, New Hampshire * Madison, New Jersey *

Madison, New York Madison is a town in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census. The Town of Madison contains a village also named Madison. The town is near the eastern border of the county. History Settlement be ...

, a town ** Madison (village), New York, within the town of Madison * Madison, North Carolina *

Madison, Ohio Madison is a village in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,184 at the 2010 census. Madison was incorporated as a village in 1867. Geography Madison is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the village ...

* Madison, Pennsylvania *

Madison, South Dakota Madison is a city in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,191 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lake County and is home to Dakota State University. Geography Madison is located at (44.007734, -97.114738). ...

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 p ...

Madison, Virginia Madison is a town in Madison County, Virginia, United States. The population was 229 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Madison County. History The Hebron Lutheran Church, The Homeplace, James City Historic District, Madison County ...

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 r ...

* Madison (town), Wisconsin, adjacent to the city of Madison * Madison Lake, Minnesota *

Madison Park, Seattle Madison Park is a neighborhood in east central Seattle, Washington, USA, named after the city park at the foot of E. Madison Street on the Lake Washington shore. It is bounded on the east by Lake Washington; on the south by the intersection of La ...

, Washington

Streets

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

, a famous avenue in New York City * Madison Street (Chicago), a major thoroughfare * Madison Street (Manhattan)

Green places

Madison Blue Spring State Park Madison Blue Spring State Park is a Florida State Park, located approximately ten miles east of Madison on the west bank of the Withlacoochee River. It contains one of the state's 33 first magnitude springs.This title entails that the spring i ...

, in Florida * Madison River, 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, fourth President of the United States. ...

, 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 (Mount ...

, 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 and Eighth avenues from 31st to 33rd Street, above Pennsylva ...

and previous buildings of the same name, all in New York City: ** Madison Square Garden (1879), the original open-air arena **

Madison Square Garden (1890) Madison Square Garden (1890–1926) was an indoor arena in New York City, the second by that name, and the second and last to be located at 26th Street and Madison Avenue in Manhattan. Opened in 1890 at the cost of about $500,000, it replaced th ...

, 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 between 49th and 50th streets in Manhattan, on the site of ...

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

Education

University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

* James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia *

Madison College (disambiguation) Madison College may refer to: * James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia, named Madison College 1938–77 * Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wisconsin, branded as Madison College to distinguish from the Milwaukee Area Technical Coll ...

Madison University Madison University is a School accreditation, non-accredited distance learning college located in Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport, Mississippi. The state of Mississippi considers Madison an "unapproved" college. Madison is also listed as an unac ...

, Mississippi

Entertainment

Madison (album) ''Madison'' is the second studio by American band Sloppy Jane. It was released on November 5, 2021 by Saddest Factory and Dead Oceans. The album features a 21-piece orchestra recorded 200 feet below the earth in Lost World Caverns. It was prece ...

, a 2021 album by Sloppy Jane *

Madison (band) Madison was an American rock band from New Jersey during 2001-2006. After releasing their debut EP 'For The First Time in Years... I'm Leaving You' under Fidelity Records, the band signed with Rushmore Records/Drive-Thru Records in 2005. While ...

, 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 the ...

* ''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. Artists *The Bell Notes *Dante and the Evergreens *Nino and the Ebb Tid ...

, 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 PalaDozza is an indoor sporting arena located at Piazza Azzarita Manfredi 8, in Bologna, Italy. It was named after Giuseppe Dozza, the long-time communist mayor of Bologna, who served from 1945 to 1966. In Italy, the arena is frequently nicknamed ...

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). Launched in June 2001, Intel marketed the processors for enterprise servers and high-performance computin ...

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

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 Th ...

, a track cycling event, named after the first and second Madison Square Gardens *

Madison piercing A Madison piercing is a body piercing going through the skin at the front of the neck. They are surface piercings, and have a high rate of migration and rejection. They have a long healing period, if they heal at all. The Madison piercing is nam ...

, a body piercing at the front of the neck *

Madison (dog) Madison is a Labrador Retriever, and an animal actor best known for playing the role of Characters of Lost#Vincent, Vincent the dog on the television series ''Lost (2004 TV series), Lost''. Even though she is female, she played a male dog on the ...

, an animal actress who is best known for playing the role of Vincent in the TV show ''Lost''