Madison, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,768. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,654 (-6.4% change)
Males: 786 (44.5%), Females: 982 (55.5%)
Lac qui Parle County
Zip code: 56256
Demographics
Median resident age: 51.0 years
Median household income: $27,102
Median house value: $41,700
Population by Race
Races in Madison:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: Norwegian (46.5%), German (39.9%), Swedish (8.5%), Irish (5.1%), English (4.2%), Danish (2.3%).
Elevation: 1080 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Madison
- High school or higher: 74.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Madison city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 19.3%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -164 (-8.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Madison:
- MADISON HOSPITAL (820 THIRD AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Madison:
- JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HOME (about 12 miles; DAWSON, MN)
- APPLETON MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; APPLETON, MN)
- SIOUX VALLEY CANBY CAMPUS (about 22 miles; CANBY, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Madison:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 66 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 67 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 107 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Madison:
- MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 3 miles; MADISON, MN; Abbreviation: DXX)
- APPLETON MUNI (about 20 miles; APPLETON, MN; Abbreviation: AQP)
- MYERS FIELD (about 21 miles; CANBY, MN; Abbreviation: 27D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Madison:
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 92 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 131 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 131 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
Schools
Public high school in Madison:
- LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY SEC. (Students: 588; Location: 2860 291ST AVE.; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Madison:
- MADISON-MARIETTA-NASSAU EL. (Students: 237; Location: 316 4TH ST; Grades: PK – 06)