Madison County
Also known as Madison County, North Carolina, Madison County, NC
county in North Carolina, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Carolina
- Named after
- James Madison
- Seat
- Marshall
- Largest municipality
- Mars Hill
- Total
- 451.49 sq mi (1,169.4 km )
- Land
- 449.62 sq mi (1,164.5 km )
- Water
- 1.87 sq mi (4.8 km ) 0.41%
- Estimate 2025
- 22,553
- Density
- 47.135/sq mi (18.199/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
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Advertisement for Warm Springs Hotel, Madison County, ca. 1880
Madison County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,193. Its county seat is Marshall. Madison County is part of the Asheville, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.