Madison
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borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Morris
- Incorporated
- December 27, 1889
- Named after
- President James Madison
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Robert H. Conley ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Raymond M. Codey
- Municipal clerk
- Elizabeth Osborne
- Total
- 4.32 sq mi (11.20 km )
- Land
- 4.31 sq mi (11.17 km )
- Water
- 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km ) 0.30%
- Rank
- 288th of 565 in state, 24th of 39 in county
- Elevation
- 266 ft (81 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 16,555
- Density
- 3,926.6/sq mi (1,516.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Madison
- Population
- 16937
- Area
- 10.926356
- Elevation
- 81
- Official website
- www.rosenet.org
- Image
- Downtown Madison NJ.JPG
- Households
- 5745
- Dialing code
- 973
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- Commons category
- Madison, New Jersey
- postal code
- 07940
- water as percent of area
- 0.3195
- per capita income
- 76067
- P8168
- Fujiwara no Nakamaro
- date of incorporation
- 1889-12-27
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Madison is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 16,937, an increase of 1,092 (+6.9%) from the 2010 census count of 15,845, which in turn reflected a drop in population of 685 (−4.1%) from the 16,530 counted in the 2000 census.
Madison is noted for its historic railroad station, which is located on the Morris & Essex Lines, one of the nation's first commuter railroads. Many wealthy residents of Manhattan relocated to Madison and its surrounding communities since the rail line offered direct transport to New York City. Madison is known as "the Rose City" and was named in honor of President James Madison.