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Madison

Northern America

Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and its second most populous city, with a downtown centrally located on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona. Founded in 1836 and named after American founding father and president James Madison, it was incorporated as a village in 1846 and as a city in 1856. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
269,840 1
2020 census figure, from Madison's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
206.09 1
Founding Year
1856 1
1856 is the year Madison was incorporated as a city, per the infobox (founded 1836, incorporated as a village 1846).
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
287 2
Latitude
43.07472 degrees north 1
Longitude
89.38417 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Continental 4
Time Zone
UTC-06:00 5
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Wisconsin, States or Territories

Madison is in the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

Source Madison (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Wisconsin, States or Territories

Madison is the capital of Wisconsin.

Source Madison (Wikipedia)
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Wisconsin Supreme Court

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Source Wisconsin Supreme Court (Wikipedia)Location section
Quote, Location section
normally sits in its main hearing room in the East Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Source University of Wisconsin-Madison: UW-Madison FactsFacts page, Quick facts
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Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Sources
1. Madison (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    269,840
  • Infobox: area_land_km2
    206.09
  • Infobox, coordinates
    43.07472 N 89.38417 W
  • Infobox, founded
    1856
  • Lead section
    Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is the second-most populous city in the state (after Milwaukee), with a population of 269,840 at the 2020 census.
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2. Madison (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 287 m
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 43.0747,-89.3842
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 288.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, -89.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 43.25, -89.25
43.25 -89.25 Dfb
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5. GeoNames: Madison - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 5261457
Quote, cities500 record 5261457
43.07305 -89.40123 P PPLA US WI 025 48000 280305 267 272 America/Chicago
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Wikidata: Madison
Wikidata Q43788, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Madison (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Northern America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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