Madison County
Also known as Madison County, Iowa, Madison County, IA
county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Founded
- January 13, 1846
- Named after
- James Madison
- Seat
- Winterset
- Largest city
- Winterset
- Total
- 562 sq mi (1,460 km )
- Land
- 561 sq mi (1,450 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 17,270
- Density
- 29.5/sq mi (11.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,548. The county seat is Winterset. Madison County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Madison County is famous for being the county where John Wayne was born, and for a number of covered bridges. These bridges were featured in Robert James Waller's 1992 novella The Bridges of Madison County, as well as the 1995 film and 2014 musical based on it.
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