Madison, Maryland

Madison, Maryland
Census-designated place

Location in Maryland

Coordinates: 38°30′25″N 76°13′19″W / 38.50694°N 76.22194°W / 38.50694; -76.22194Coordinates: 38°30′25″N 76°13′19″W / 38.50694°N 76.22194°W / 38.50694; -76.22194
Country United States
State Maryland
County Dorchester
Area
  Total 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km2)
  Land 3.2 sq mi (8.3 km2)
  Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 4 ft (1 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 204
  Density 64/sq mi (24.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 21648, 21677
FIPS code 24-49700
GNIS feature ID 585655

Madison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States.[1] The population was 204 at the 2010 census.[2]

Geography

Madison is located in western Dorchester County, at the south end of Madison Bay, an arm of the Little Choptank River and part of the Chesapeake Bay estuary system. Maryland Route 16 passes through the community, leading northeast 10 miles (16 km) to Cambridge, the county seat, and southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Taylors Island.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Madison CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.4 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2), or 1.26%, is water.[2]

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