Madison County, Texas
County seat: Madisonville · Population 14,226 (2025) · 466 sq mi
Madison County is the 144th most populous of Texas's 254 counties, with 14,226 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Madisonville. It is part of the Central Texas region, one of the 12 Texas Comptroller economic regions. The map shows its 3 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Madison County facts
- County seat
- Madisonville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 14,226 +5.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 466 sq mi 240th largest of 254
- Water area
- 6 sq mi
- Population density
- 31 per sq mi
- Established
- 1853
- Named after
- James Madison President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)
- Largest city
- Madisonville 4,605
- Median household income
- $74,596
- Cities and towns
- 3
- ZIP codes
- 5
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 48313
Cities and towns in Madison County
Madison County has 3 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Madison County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville (county seat) | City | 4,605 | |
| Midway | City | 191 | |
| Normangee | Town | 64 | Leon County |
ZIP codes in Madison County
5 ZIP codes reach into Madison County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 75852 also Walker County
- 77831 also Grimes and Walker counties
- 77864
- 77871 also Leon County
- 77872 also Grimes County
Population of Madison County, 2020–2025
Madison County grew by 765 people (+5.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 57 more births than deaths and a net gain of 690 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 13,457 |
| 2021 | 13,503 |
| 2022 | 13,634 |
| 2023 | 13,752 |
| 2024 | 14,179 |
| 2025 | 14,226 |
Neighboring counties
- Leon County north · 16,894 people
- Walker County southeast · 83,842 people
- Houston County northeast · 22,316 people
- Brazos County southwest · 249,088 people
- Grimes County south · 34,252 people
- Robertson County west · 17,839 people
Printable Madison County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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