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. Madison, also spelled Maddison, is a variant of Mathieson, meaning ''son of Matthew''. A different origin is alleged by some where ''Maddy'' is assum ...

, 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 h ...

(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 Madison is a city located primarily in Madison County, near the northern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County. The city is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the second-largest ...

, second most populated city and 9th largest in Alabama * Madison, Arkansas * Madison, California *

Madison, Connecticut Madison is a town in the southeastern corner of New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, occupying a central location on Connecticut's Long Island Sound shoreline. The population was 17,691 at the 2020 census. Madison was first settled in 16 ...

* Madison, Florida *

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, 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 larges ...

* 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 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, Nebraska Madison is a city in and the county seat of Madison County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 2,438 at the 2010 census. History Madison was founded in 1867. It was named from Madison County. Madison was designated county seat in 18 ...

Madison, New Hampshire Madison is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,565 at the 2020 census. Madison includes the village of Silver Lake and the village district of Eidelweiss. History The area was one of the first to have ...

Madison, New Jersey Madison is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 16,937. Located along the Morris & Essex Lines, it is noted for Madison's historic railroad station becoming on ...

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 Madison is a village in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 305 at the 2010 census. The village and its town are named after President James Madison. The Village of Madison is in the central part of the Town of Madison on ...

, within the town of Madison *

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

* Madison, Ohio *

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, 4th President of the United States. Geography Madison is located at (40.248616, -79.6 ...

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, 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 (town), Wisconsin Madison was a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 6,236 at the 2020 census. The town, although once larger, was broken up into discontinuous fragments by the much larger city of Madison, and was dissolved by merg ...

, adjacent to the city of Madison *

Madison Lake, Minnesota Madison Lake is a small city in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,247 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mankato- North Mankato Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area that is now Madison Lake was ori ...

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 L ...

, Washington

Streets

* Madison Avenue, 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, the Chicago River emptied into Lake Michigan at the present day intersection of Madison Street and Michigan Avenue. Per a 1908 decision by Chica ...

, a major thoroughfare *

Madison Street (Manhattan) Madison Street is a two-way thoroughfare in 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 secur ...

Green places

* Madison Blue Spring State Park, in Florida *

Madison River The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana forms the Missouri River. Th ...

, in Wyoming and Montana *

Madison Square Madison Square is a town square, public square formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway at 23rd Street (Manhattan), 23rd Street in the New York City borough (New York City), borough of Manhattan. The square ...

, 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 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 26th Street (Manhattan), East 26th Street and Madison Avenue (Manhattan), Madison Avenue in Manhattan. The first venue to use that name, it seating capa ...

, 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 ...

, an indoor arena built on the same site ** Madison Square Garden (1925), an indoor arena built on a different site (not occupied by the current Garden)

Education

University of Wisconsin–Madison A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United Stat ...

James Madison University James Madison University (JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public research university in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison Coll ...

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

Entertainment

* Madison (album), a 2021 album by Sloppy Jane * Madison (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 the ...

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

, 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''