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In 1850, Madison County contained 24 churches and one newspaper office, had a total population of 10,015, and the county's public school system had 3838 pupils. [7] With agriculture as the primary business, that same year the county produced 726,451 bushels of corn, 19,308 tons of hay, 120,696 pounds of wool, and 128,948 pounds of butter. [7]
Madison County may refer to one of 20 counties in the United States, almost all of which are named for James Madison: Madison County, Alabama Madison County, Arkansas
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Madison County was established on September 14, 1812. It was formed from parts of Randolph and St. Clair counties and named for President James Madison. [3] At the time of its formation, Madison County included all of the modern State of Illinois north of St. Louis, as well as all of Wisconsin, part of Minnesota, and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Harrison is located in northeastern Madison County and U.S. Route 287 passes through town, leading northeast 20 miles (32 km) to Three Forks and south 26 miles (42 km) to Ennis. Willow Creek Reservoir is 4 miles (6 km) to the east. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Harrison CDP has an area of 0.18 square miles (0.47 km 2), all land. [1]
The 1890 Indiana Business Directory and Gazetteer described the town as follows: "A village of 50 population located Shelby township, Jefferson county, 15 miles northeast of Madison, the county seat, shipping point, and banking town. Grain, livestock, hay and fruit are the shipments.
Illinois Route 143 passes through the center of Wood River as Madison Avenue, leading northwest 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Alton and southeast 9 miles (14 km) to Edwardsville. Illinois Route 111 follows Central Avenue through the center of Wood River, leading north 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to the west part of Bethalto and south 16 miles (26 km ...