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History · Madison

Madison’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Madison. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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2historic places
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Madison is a city in St. Francis County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Madison had a population of 759.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 769 people in 2010, 759 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Madison yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Madison, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

2 historic places in Madison

2 places in Madison are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

#159
In Arkansasby listings · the typical town has 1
2places listed2 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1990first listedSt. Francis River Bridge · newest: Bond, Scott, Family Plot, 2002

Where they are

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St. Francis River BridgeBond, Scott, Family Plot
SitesStructures

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
St. Francis River BridgeListed 1990St. Francis River BridgeStructureEngineeringTransportationListed 2002Bond, Scott, Family PlotSiteSocial history
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

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📜 Widener📜 Forrest City📜 Caldwell📜 Colt

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