Madison

Also known as Madison, Georgia, Madison, GA

city and County Seat of Morgan County, Georgia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Georgia
County: Morgan
Incorporated: December 12, 1809 ; 216 years ago ( 1809-12-12 )
Named after: James Madison
Type: Mayor–Council
Mayor: Fred Perriman
Council: Members Carrie Peters-Reid Eric Joyce Ed Latham Rick Blanton – Mayor Pro-Tem Betsy Wagenhauser
Total: 8.86 sq mi (22.94 km )
Land: 8.78 sq mi (22.75 km )
Water: 0.073 sq mi (0.19 km )
Elevation: 679 ft (207 m)
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Madison is a city in Morgan County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke-Sandy Springs combined statistical area. The population was 4,447 at the 2020 census, up from 3,979 in 2010. The city is the county seat of Morgan County and the site of the Morgan County Courthouse.

The Madison Historic District is one of the largest in the state. Many of the nearly 100 antebellum homes have been carefully restored. Bonar Hall is one of the first of the grand-style Federal homes built in Madison during the town's cotton-boom heyday from 1840 to 1860.