Madison County, Virginia

 

Founding: 1793
Parent county: Culpeper

Namesake: The locally prominent Madison family
Seat: Madison (1792–)

Land area: 321 square miles

Population (2020): 13,837

Population (historic): 8,322 (1800); 9,236 (1830); 8,670 (1870); 10,216 (1900); 8,962 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1830; 1840s; 1870s; 1960–2020

Subdivisions: One town; one CDP

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,349 (22.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 17.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 18.7%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,604
Average outbuilding value (1930): $771
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,354
Average farm size (1920): 79.4 acres
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Madison

Namesake: The locally prominent Madison family

Founding: 1800 (post office); 1931 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 205

Population (historic): 461 (1880); 353 (1890); 281 (1940)

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 54 (43.2%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Brampton / John Lee Farm (c. 1846/1900). 569 Brampton Road. Greek Revival.
2. Woodberry / William Madison House (1793/1884). 425 Craigie Road. Classical Revival.
3. Mount Fern (1848). 1825 Locust Grove Church Road. Greek Revival. Razed.
4. Greenway / Francis Madison Farm (c. 1780/1795). 48 Madison Mills Lane. Classical Revival.
5. Locust Hill / Twyman–Willis House (1834/1849/1900). 9427 Oak Park Road. Classical Revival.
6. Woodbourne / Henry Price Farm (c. 1810). 1830 Thrift Road.

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