Madison County, New York


Founding: 1806
Parent county: Chenango
Namesake: James Madison, U.S. president
Seat: Cazenovia (1806–1817); Morrisville (1817–1907); Wampsville (1907–)
Land area: 655 square miles
Population (2020): 68,016
Population (historic): 25,144 (1810); 40,008 (1840); 43,522 (1870); 40,545 (1900); 39,790 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1860; 1870s; 1910–1930; 1940–2010
Subdivisions: One city; 10 villages; one CDP; 15 towns
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 11,376 (35.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 73.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 33.9%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.2%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,755
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,776
Average farmhouse size (1940): 8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,597
Average farm size (1920): 69.4 acres
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Morrisville (ex-seat)
 
Namesake: Thomas Morris, local landowner
Founding: circa 1800 (founding); 1819 (post office); 1819 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,633
Population (historic): 570 (1870); 726 (1890); 500 (1910); 583 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1880; 1920–1950; 1960–1980
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 241 (45.7%)
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Wampsville
 
Namesake: Johann Wemple, local landowner
Founding: 1825 (post office)
Population (2020): 573
Population (historic): 212 (1910); 276 (1920); 280 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1910; 1940–1960; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 89 (34.4%)
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