Madison County, Idaho
Madison County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Idaho. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 27,467 (
2005 estimate: 30,975) [
1]. The
county seat is
Rexburg6.
Madison County is part of the Rexburg, ID
Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The county was named for American president
James Madison. Originally settled by
Mormons. Before
January 1 1914, it was part of neighbouring
Fremont County.
BYU Idaho, formerly Ricks College (named after early local
LDS settler
Thomas E. Ricks) is located here. Madison County was declared a
national disaster area after the
Teton Dam flood of
June 5,
1976.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,226
km² (473
mi²). 1,221 km² (472 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.39%) is water.
Adjacent Counties
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Fremont County, Idaho - north
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Teton County, Idaho - east
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Bonneville County, Idaho - south
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Jefferson County, Idaho - west
As of the
census² of 2000, there were 27,467 people, 7,129 households, and 4,854 families residing in the county. The
population density was 22/km² (58/mi²). There were 7,630 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.50%
White, 0.24%
Black or
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.57%
Asian, 0.18%
Pacific Islander, 2.23% from
other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. 3.92% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 7,129 households out of which 39.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were
married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 12.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.66 and the average family size was 3.70.
In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 39.90% from 18 to 24, 16.00% from 25 to 44, 11.90% from 45 to 64, and 6.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 90.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $32,607, and the median income for a family was $40,880. Males had a median income of $29,299 versus $18,628 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $10,956. About 10.10% of families and 30.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.
Now days, Madison County is governed exclusively by the Ruling Head of Commissioners, Marilyn Rasmussen.
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Rexburg*
Sugar City
