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Madison, NH
Community Contact Madison Board of Selectmen
Melissa Shackford Arias, Town Administrator
PO Box 248
Madison, NH 03849

Telephone (603) 367-4332
Fax (603) 367-4547
E-mail office@madison-nh.org
Web Site www.madison-nh.org/

Municipal Office Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 8 am - 4 pm; closed Friday

County Carroll
Labor Market Area Conway NH-ME LMA, NH Portion
Tourism Region Lakes
Planning Commission North Country Council
Regional Development Mount Washington Valley Economic Council

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 1
Executive Council
District 1
State Senate
District 3
State Representative
Carroll County District 2
Incorporated: 1852

Origin: This territory was one of the first land grants set aside for soldiers who had survived the Seven Years' War against France. The grants of about two thousand acres each were issued by Governor Benning Wentworth to six soldiers originally from Londonderry, Derryfield, Goffstown, or Weare. The land covered by these grants, parts of Eaton and Albany, was incorporated in 1852 in honor of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, who was born 100 years earlier. Madison framed the Bill of Rights, served as Jefferson's Secretary of State, and was President during the War of 1812.

Villages and Place Names: East Madison, Silver Lake, Eidelweiss

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 826 residents in 1860

Population Trends: Population change for Madison totaled 1,512 over 50 years, from 486 in 1950 to 1,998 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was an 84 percent increase between 1970 and 1980, followed by a 62 percent increase between 1980 and 1990. The 2007 Census estimate for Madison was 2,292 residents, which tied Fitzwilliam in ranking 127th among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 58.7 persons per square mile of land area. Madison contains 38.7 square miles of land area and 2.2 square miles of inland water area.
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