Madison County, Texas

Madison County is a located in the  of. In, its population was 12,940. Its is, and it is named for , the fourth.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,224 (472 ). 1,216 km² (470 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.59%) is water.

The county has three natural borders: its eastern boundary is defined by the, its western boundary is defined by the , and it's the portion of its southern border adjacent to  is defined by.

Major Highways

 * [[Image:I-45.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:US 190.svg|23px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 21.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 75.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas 90.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Texas OSR.svg|20px]]

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (southwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,940 people, 3,914 households, and 2,837 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (28/sq mi). There were 4,797 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (10/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 66.79%, 22.87% , 0.32% , 0.39% , 0.03% , 7.90% from , and 1.72% from two or more races. 15.78% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,914 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.10% were living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.10% under the age of 18, 13.00% from 18 to 24, 31.90% from 25 to 44, 20.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 142.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 155.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,418, and the median income for a family was $35,779. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $19,777 for females. The for the county was $14,056. About 12.30% of families and 15.80% of the population were below the, including 20.00% of those under age 18 and 16.30% of those age 65 or over.