Madison County, Idaho

Madison County is a located in the  of. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 27,467 ( estimate: 30,975). The is. Madison County is part of the Rexburg, ID.

History
The county was named for American president. Originally settled by. Before, it was part of neighbouring. , formerly Ricks College (named after early local settler ) is located here. Madison County was declared a after the  flood of,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,226 (473 ). 1,221 km² (472 sq mi) of it is land and 5 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.39%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 27,467 people, 7,129 households, and 4,854 families residing in the county. The was 22/km² (58/sq mi). There were 7,630 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.50%, 0.24% or , 0.33% , 0.57% , 0.18% , 2.23% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 3.92% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 7,129 households out of which 39.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.10% were living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 12.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.66 and the average family size was 3.70.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 39.90% from 18 to 24, 16.00% from 25 to 44, 11.90% from 45 to 64, and 6.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females there were 90.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,607, and the median income for a family was $40,880. Males had a median income of $29,299 versus $18,628 for females. The for the county was $10,956. About 10.10% of families and 30.50% of the population were below the, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 10.10% of those age 65 or over.