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Madison is a city in Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 8,067. Its county seat is Madison, Minnesota....
, Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, United States
United States

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. The population was 1,768 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 8,067. Its county seat is Madison, Minnesota....
.

rding to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (2.6 kmē), all of it land.

U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75

U.S. Route 75 is a north-south United States Numbered Highways. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canada border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75....
 and Minnesota State Highway 40
Minnesota State Highway 40

Minnesota State Highway 40 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from the Intersection of U.S. Route 12 and Minnesota 40 in Willmar, Minnesota and continues west to its western terminus at the South Dakota state line , where it becomes South Dakota Highway 20....
 are two of the main routes in the city.

f the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 789 households, and 462 families residing in the city.






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Madison is a city in Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 8,067. Its county seat is Madison, Minnesota....
, Minnesota
Minnesota

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States. The twelfth largest state by area in the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with just over five million residents....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 1,768 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Lac qui Parle County
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota

Lac qui Parle County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 8,067. Its county seat is Madison, Minnesota....
.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 1.0 square mile
Square mile

The square mile is an Imperial system and US customary system of measure for an area equal to the area of a square of one mile. It should not be confused with miles square, which refers to the number of miles on each side squared....
s (2.6 kmē), all of it land.

U.S. Route 75
U.S. Route 75

U.S. Route 75 is a north-south United States Numbered Highways. The highway's northern terminus is in Kittson County, Minnesota, at the Canada border, where it continues as Manitoba Highway 75....
 and Minnesota State Highway 40
Minnesota State Highway 40

Minnesota State Highway 40 is a highway in west-central Minnesota, which runs from the Intersection of U.S. Route 12 and Minnesota 40 in Willmar, Minnesota and continues west to its western terminus at the South Dakota state line , where it becomes South Dakota Highway 20....
 are two of the main routes in the city.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 1,768 people, 789 households, and 462 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,737.6 people per square mile (669.2/kmē). There were 882 housing units at an average density of 866.9/sq mi (333.9/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 99.21% White, 0.06% African American, 0.23% Asian, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.06% of the population.

There were 789 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples
Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
 living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 39.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 28.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.75.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 17.9% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 35.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 80.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $27,102, and the median income for a family was $38,008. Males had a median income of $27,903 versus $20,694 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $17,435. About 3.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.

Movies filmed wholly or partially in Madison

  • Sweet Land
    Sweet Land

    Sweet Land is an United States independent film directed and written by Ali Selim. Set in 1920s rural Minnesota, it stars Elizabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, John Heard , Alex Kingston and Alan Cumming....
     (2005)


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