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MADISON COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Missouri. Area, 780 square miles. Seat of justice, Fredericktown. Pop. in 1830, 2,371; in 1840, 3,395; in 1850, 6,003. (Fanning's, 1853)

MADISON, a county in the S. E. part of Missouri, has an area of about 900 square miles. It is intersected by the St. Francis river, and Castor creek, flowing from N. to S., and also drained by More's and Big creeks. The soil is generally thin. Indian corn, wheat, oats, hay, and butter are the staples of agriculture. Lead is the chief article of export. In 1850 the county produced 266,690 bushels of corn; 11,439 of wheat; 39,505 of oats, and 540 tons of hay. It contained 4 churches. Limestone and sandstone are the principal rocks of the county. Iron and lead are abundant, and a small quantity of copper is found in connection with the lead. The La Motte mine, in the N. part of the county, has yielded about 1,000,000 pounds of lead in a single year. In the N. W. part is a remarkable eminence, called Pilot Knob, which is covered with the micaceous oxide of iron. Capital, Fredericktown. Population, 6003; of whom 5307 were free, and 696, slaves.   (Baldwin & Thomas, A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States ... 1854)

Total Population 1840
3395
Total Population 1850
6003
Total Population 1860
5664
Free Black Population 1860
18
Free Black Population 1850
29
Enslaved Population 1860
467
Enslaved Population 1850
696
Enslaved Population 1840
571
Presidential Election Result 1840
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1848
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1852
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1856
Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1860
Douglas Democrat
Presidential Election Result 1864
Unconditional Union (1864)
Latitude
37.473235
Longitude
-90.345453
Type
County
County
Madison
State
Missouri