Madison, California
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Madison is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 in Yolo County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Madison's ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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 is 95653 and its area code 530
Area code 530
North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....

. It is located 10.5 miles (17 km) west of Woodland
Woodland, California
Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California...

, at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m). The 2010 United States census reported Madison's population was 503.

History

The Cache Creek post office opened in 1852, moved and changed its name to Madison in 1877. The name was bestowed by Daniel Bradley Hulbert after his hometown, Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Madison had a population of 503. The population density
Population density
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 was 325.1 people per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of Madison was 224 (44.5%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 8 (1.6%) Native American, 3 (0.6%) Asian, 3 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 235 (46.7%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 29 (5.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 384 persons (76.3%).

The Census reported that 501 people (99.6% of the population) lived in households, 2 (0.4%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 135 households, out of which 71 (52.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 77 (57.0%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 20 (14.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 12 (8.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 9 (6.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....

, and 1 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 16 households (11.9%) were made up of individuals and 5 (3.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.71. There were 109 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...

(80.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.14.

The population was spread out with 155 people (30.8%) under the age of 18, 55 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 130 people (25.8%) aged 25 to 44, 120 people (23.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 43 people (8.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.6 years. For every 100 females there were 113.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.9 males.

There were 141 housing units at an average density of 91.1 per square mile (35.2/km²), of which 86 (63.7%) were owner-occupied, and 49 (36.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.9%. 326 people (64.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 175 people (34.8%) lived in rental housing units.
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