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{{Short description|Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, US}}
{{About||the New Jersey township named Madison until 1975|Old Bridge Township, New Jersey}}
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|nickname                 = ''The Rose City''<ref name=Thinking/>
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|leader_name              = Robert H. Conley ([[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|D]], term ends December 31, 2027)<ref name=MayorCouncil/>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Raymond M. Codey<ref>[https://www.rosenet.org/157/Borough-Administration Borough Administration], Borough of Madison. Accessed March 11, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = Elizabeth Osborne<ref>[https://www.rosenet.org/148/Borough-Clerks-Office Borough Clerk's Office], Borough of Madison. Accessed March 11, 2023.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = December 27, 1889
|named_for                = President [[James Madison]]

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|postal_code              = 07940<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=madison&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Madison, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 28, 2013.</ref>
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'''Madison''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 16,937,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 1,092 (+6.9%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 15,845,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a drop in population of 685 (−4.1%) from the 16,530 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Madison is noted for its [[Madison station (NJ Transit)|historic railroad station]], which is located on the [[Morris & Essex Lines]], one of the nation's first commuter railroads. Many wealthy residents of [[Manhattan]] relocated to Madison and its surrounding communities since the rail line offered direct transport to New York City. Madison is known as "the Rose City" and was named in honor of President [[James Madison]].<ref name=Thinking>Caldwell, Dave. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/realestate/15livi.html "Living in Madison, N.J.; A Town Right Out of Central Casting"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 15, 2008. Accessed August 12, 2012. "Madison, named after President James Madison, was nicknamed the Rose City because of a 19th-century rose-growing industry started by wealthy residents drawn to Madison by its location on the Morris & Essex train line."</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=19 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 4, 2015.</ref>

Madison was ranked 33rd in ''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' magazine's ranking of the "Best Places to Live" in 2011, the third-highest-ranked location in New Jersey and second-highest in Morris County behind [[Montville, New Jersey|Montville]].<ref>[https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2011/snapshots/PL3442510.html "Best Places to Live 2011 – 33. Madison, NJ"], [[CNN]]. Accessed February 22, 2020.</ref> ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'' ranked Madison first in its 2019 rankings of the "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey.<ref>La Gorce, Tamm. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/towns-schools/best-places-to-live-nj/ "Madison Tops Our 2019 List of Best Places to Live With a strong school system and desirable homes, the historic Morris County borough reaches the pinnacle of our Top Towns chart"]. ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', August 27, 2019. Accessed February 22, 2020.</ref>

Madison is a [[college town]], the home of both [[Drew University]] and [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]; [[Saint Elizabeth University]] is located in neighboring [[Convent Station, New Jersey]].<ref>Gansberg, Alan L. [https://www.nytimes.com/1974/09/15/archives/suburban-madison-fears-its-going-urban-the-museum-of-early-trades.html "Suburban Madison Fears It's Going Urban"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 15, 1974. Accessed October 25, 2021. "While many Madison youngsters attend college, the borough itself is a college town. Drew University, with more than 3,000 students, is situated on Madison Avenue, and part of the campus of the Madison branch of Fairleigh Dickinson University is in the northern part of town."</ref> Madison is also home to the [[Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey]], one of the largest professional Shakespeare companies in [[North America]].<ref>[http://shakespearenj.org/AboutUs/index.html About Us]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Accessed October 25, 2021.</ref>

==History==
{{more citations needed section|date=August 2023}}

===Pre-settlement===
[[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] occupied present-day Madison and most of New Jersey for several thousand years, following the retreat of the [[Wisconsin glaciation|Wisconsin Glacier]]. [[Lenape]] settlements in present-day Madison were agriculturally based following [[Matrilineality|matrilineal]] lines. The protected lands nearby, Jockey Hollow, are what is remaining of the settlement. Occupation changed with the seasons, the variable nature of the climate, and to preserve the fertility of the rich soil. Their fishing and hunting territories were wide-ranging and similarly divided among the three clans of the matrilineal culture in this Eastern Woodland environment. Trade with these native peoples for food and furs was conducted by the Dutch during the period of colonization of [[New Netherland]]. Although the European principle of land ownership was not recognized by the Lenape, [[Dutch West India Company]] policy required their colonists to purchase land that they settled, but typically, trading relationships were established in this area, rather than Dutch settlements.

===18th century===
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[[File:Presb Ch of Madison brick jeh.jpg|thumb|The Presbyterian Church of Madison]]
During the [[British colonization of the Americas|British colonial period]] of the 17th and 18th centuries, the earliest settlers arriving in Madison were of European descent in what was then the colonial-era [[Province of New Jersey]]. Traditional native trails and pathways were followed as settlement began. Pressures upon the Lenape constantly drove them westward.

In or around 1715, Bottle Hill, a village, was established at the crossing of Ridgedale Avenue and Kings Road. Village governance principles followed the British model. The Luke Miller house at 105 Ridgedale Avenue is thought to be the oldest remaining home, having been built around 1730.<ref>Fillimon, Chris. [http://lukemillerhouse.com/majorlukemiller.htm "Who was Luke Miller?"], The Luke Miller House. Accessed August 13, 2013. "The Luke Miller House (also referred to as Miller's Station) is considered the oldest existing home in Madison. It was built between 1730 and 1750, by Luke Miller's grandfather, Andrew Miller"</ref> During British colonial rule, Kings Road was a toll road that assessed fees levied by the government appointed by the English king. Farther south was the ''Shunpike'', a road with a parallel path that was used by colonists to avoid the fees.<ref>[http://www.morrisplanning.org/survey/streethistories.pdf Morris County Street Histories], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Planning & Development. Accessed August 13, 2013. "The name 'Shunpike' is a contraction of the phrase 'Shun the Pike' meaning an alternate route to avoid payment on toll roads a.k.a. 'Pikes'."</ref>

Morris County was established in 1739 and was divided into three townships. The portion of the village north of Kings Road was put under the governance of [[Hanover Township, New Jersey|Hanover Township]] and the portion to the south, under the governance of [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]]. A meeting house for the Presbyterian Church of South Hanover, as Madison was then called, was started in 1747, where the Presbyterian Cemetery still exists between Kings Road and Madison Avenue. With the [[Treaty of Easton]] in 1758, the Lenape were required to vacate their lands in colonial New Jersey and to move westward. Their leaders allied with the colonists during the [[American Revolutionary War]] in hopes of regaining former lands, but those hopes were never realized.

Following the American Revolution, changes to governing the former colonies occurred gradually as the new nation organized. The state of New Jersey formed its government and debated best policies.

===19th century===
{{Further|Morris and Essex Railroad}}
[[File:Madison NJ.png|thumb|Madison station prior to 1916]]
[[Image:Downtown Madison NJ.JPG|thumb|Downtown Madison]] 
During a reorganization of Morris County in 1806, [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] was established and included all of present-day [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] and the three pre-Revolutionary War villages of [[Chatham, New Jersey|Chatham]], [[Florham Park, New Jersey|Florham Park]], and Madison, which were still governed by Chatham Township, and ended the governmental division of Bottle Hill.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

In 1834, the name of the settlement was changed to Madison.<ref>Staff. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1934/08/31/94559839.pdf "Jersey Borough 100 Years Old."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 31, 1934. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Flags were flying today in Madison as the borough celebrated the 100th anniversary of the day on which its name was changed from Bottle Hill to Madison. Protests of citizens who thought the original name intemperate occasioned the change in 1834."</ref> As a tribute to the name, every year a fair called Bottle Hill Day is held.

In 1838, the Morris and Essex Railroad Line was founded, connecting [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] and [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] and providing transportation for farm produce grown in Madison. The railroad made possible the establishment of a flourishing [[rose]] growing industry, still commemorated in Madison's nickname, the Rose City.<ref>[http://www.shakespearenj.org/plan/plan.html Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429064334/http://www.shakespearenj.org/plan/plan.html |date=April 29, 2007 }}. Accessed April 12, 2007. "Once the hub of America's rose-growing industry, Madison earned the nickname "The Rose City" in the mid-19th century."</ref> The rail service connected the commerce to the markets of Manhattan] Madison's growth accelerated after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] and the Morris and Essex Lines became one of America's first commuter railroads, attracting well-to-do families from Manhattan (many of whom already owned large parcels land in the area for farming, hunting, and recreation) and contributing to the development of "Millionaire's Row", which stretched from downtown Madison to downtown [[Morristown, New Jersey|Morristown]]. Greenhouses dotted the countryside. Talented horticulturalists were attracted to the area for employment at the many wealthy estates in the immediate area and to establish related businesses. One of the first grand houses to be built on Millionaire's Row was the Ross Estate.{{Citation needed|date=October 2007}} In 1893, [[Florence Adele Vanderbilt Twombly|Florence Adele Vanderbilt]] and her husband [[Hamilton McKown Twombly]] began to build the impressive [[Florham]] estate. The estate name is a portmanteau of their first names, Florence and Hamilton.<ref>[https://portal.fdu.edu/newspubs/magazine/01fa/fpark.html "Florham Park"], ''FDU Magazine'', Fall / Winter 2001. Accessed January 15, 2025. "Quickly earning the affection of the locals, the aristocracy became part of the fabric of Florham Park, and the borough eventually adopted the name that Florence Vanderbilt and Hamilton Twombly gave to their summer estate (Florham, a combination of portions of their first names), which spanned close to 200 acres almost entirely in Florham Park."</ref> Home to [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]], Florham is a [[Gilded Age]] mansion and the [[List of largest houses in the United States|9th largest house]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Florham: An American Treasure|last=Carol Bere, Samuel Convissor, Walter Cummins, Mark Hillringhouse, and Arthur T. Vanderbilt II|publisher=The Friends of Florham|year=2016|isbn=978-0-578-18086-1|location=Madison, NJ}}</ref>

On December 27, 1889, based on the results of a referendum passed on December 24, 1889, the village seceded from Chatham Township and adopted the newly created borough government (when it first became available) to develop a local water supply system for its population of 3,250. Madison annexed additional portions of Chatham Township in 1891, and again each year from 1894 to 1898, which was followed by an exchange of certain lands in 1899 with Chatham Township.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 194. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref><ref>[http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ Historical Timeline of Morris County Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225144924/http://mclib.info/reference/local-history-genealogy/historical-timeline-of-morris-county-boundaries/ |date=December 25, 2016 }}, Morris County Library. Accessed December 24, 2016. "1889, December 27. Madison Borough is established from Chatham Township."</ref>

[[Madison station (NJ Transit)|Madison's historic railroad station]] was funded by the community, which passed an ordinance authorizing $159,000 for railroad improvement bonds. The result, with the cooperation of the D.L. & W.R.R. in the planning, was completed in 1916. The tracks were elevated through the downtown so that no established roadways were hindered by crossing delays. Mrs. D. Willis James financed much of the road grading caused by the elevation of the tracks. The station included baggage and cargo facilities readily accessible by wagon, as well as the stationmaster offices, a newsstand, and waiting facilities featuring extensive banks of high-backed wooden seating. Weeping [[mulberry]] trees were planted among the landscaping and in natural areas in the parking area.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

The rose industry and the large estates in the area attracted working-class people of all kinds. As a result, Madison developed a diverse population very early, both in terms of [[socioeconomic status]] and ethnic background. The original settlers were of British stock; French settlers came after the American Revolution; African Americans have been members of the community from early in the 19th century; Irish came in the mid-19th century; and then [[Germans]] and Italians arrived around the turn of the 20th century. To this day, a substantial population of Italian descent remain in Madison. Madison remains a diverse community, with recent newcomers arriving from Central America, South America, and Asia. Madison is a railroad suburb of New York City.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}

===20th century===
The Evergreen Cemetery was mentioned in ''[[Weird NJ]]'' for an incident in 1902, when after a downpour, bodies were found on the streets.<ref>[http://weirdnj.com/stories/hillside-cemetery-spill-madison/ "The Hillside Cemetery Spill of 1902"], ''[[Weird NJ]]''. Accessed May 14, 2013. "A torrential downpour in August of 1902 caused the Spring Garden Brook in Madison to overflow, having enough momentum to break up the drainage ditches the flash flood ran through Hillside Cemetery on Main Street and washed out 59 graves."</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 4.33 square miles (11.20&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 4.31 square miles (11.17&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.01 square miles (0.03&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.30%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /><!--Do NOT use template to convert English into metric units for areas since the English and the metric units are reported directly from NJ Gazetteer citation source.--><!--Percentage calculated based on reported metric units from NJ Gazetteer citation source!--> Madison is located about {{convert|25|miles}} west of downtown Manhattan, and is a suburban town of New York City.<ref name=Thinking/>

Madison borders the Morris County municipalities of [[Chatham Borough, New Jersey|Chatham Borough]] to the east, [[Chatham Township, New Jersey|Chatham Township]] to the south, [[Harding Township, New Jersey|Harding Township]] and [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]] to the west and [[Florham Park, New Jersey|Florham Park]] to the north.<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010532/touches.html Areas touching Madison], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5hiBO5NWHt5YzdlbHhiWnNWU2s/view Morris County Municipalities Map], [[Morris County, New Jersey]] Department of Planning and Preservation. Accessed February 25, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Brooklake Park, East Madison and North Park.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 1, 2015.</ref>

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880=  1756
|1890=  2469
|1900=  3754
|1910=  4658
|1920=  5523
|1930=  7481
|1940=  7944
|1950= 10417
|1960= 15122
|1970= 16710
|1980= 15357
|1990= 15850
|2000= 16530
|2010= 15845
|2020= 16937
| estimate=16555
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 15, 2025.</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<small><br>1880–1890<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1890a_v1-10.pdf#page=29 "United States Census 1890: Minor Civil Divisions Mississippi – Ohio], ''[[United States Census Bureau]]''. Accessed July 8, 2016.</ref> 1890–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 13, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed August 13, 2013.</ref> 1890–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA717 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 717. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402742510 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Madison borough, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212103939/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3402742510|date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/madison1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Madison borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909215055/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_mor/madison1.pdf|date=September 9, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/madisonboroughnewjersey/ QuickFacts Madison borough, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 19, 2023.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 16,937 people, 5,745 households, and 3,931 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{Convert|3927.0|
PD/sqmi}}.<ref name=Census2020/>

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 15,845 people, 5,485 households, and 3,675 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was 3,767.9 per square mile (1,454.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 5,775 housing units at an average density of 1,373.3 per square mile (530.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 86.75% (13,746) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 2.96% (469) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.12% (19) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 5.51% (873) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.01% (2) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.34% (371) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 2.30% (365) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 8.87% (1,406) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 5,485 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18; 56.0% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.0% were non-families. Of all households, 27.2% were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.3 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $106,070 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,499) and the median family income was $139,886 (+/− $18,117). Males had a median income of $100,289 (+/− $12,722) versus $64,684 (+/− $10,127) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $54,518 (+/− $4,561). About 1.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.6% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402742510 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Madison borough, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085149/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3402742510 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 16,530 people, 5,520 households, and 3,786 families. The population density was {{convert|3,935.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,641 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,343.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the population was 89.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 3.00% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.77% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.23% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.55% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.63% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.97% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603442510.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Madison borough, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823113406/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603442510.pdf |date=August 23, 2014 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402742510 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Madison borough, Morris County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094941/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3402742510 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref>

There were 5,520 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.05.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The age distribution of the population shows 20.6% under the age of 18, 17.6% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household was $82,847 and the median income for a family was $101,798. Males had a median income of $62,303 versus $42,097 for females. The per capita income was $38,416. About 2.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Economy==
Madison's downtown is supported by the Madison Downtown Development Commission and a downtown manager. Many historical buildings remain in the community. The Madison Civic Commercial Historic District, which includes much of "downtown" as well as the borough hall and the train station, is listed on the State Register of Historic Places. The borough hall was donated to the community by [[Geraldine R. Dodge]] and [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr.]] as a memorial to their son who died in an automobile crash shortly after his graduation from [[Princeton University]]. Commercial vacancy rates are low. In recent years Madison has become noted for the number and quality of its restaurants.

[[Giralda Farms]], a planned office development, occupies {{convert|175|acre|km2}} of the former Geraldine R. Dodge estate in Madison The site includes the corporate headquarters of [[Quest Diagnostics]].<ref>[http://www.questdiagnostics.com/home/contact#corpdepts Contact us], [[Quest Diagnostics]]. Accessed August 13, 2013.</ref> Covering {{convert|181|acre}}, the site requires that all parking be underground and that 85% of the land be undeveloped.<ref>[http://www.rosenet.org/uploads/36/madison_osrp12_23_09_web.pdf Open Space and Recreation Plan Update – 2009] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823230359/http://www.rosenet.org/uploads/36/madison_osrp12_23_09_web.pdf |date=August 23, 2014 }}, Borough of Madison. Accessed August 13, 2013. "Giralda Farms is the largest and made up of six parcels that total 181 acres. Giralda Farms is the former estate of Geraldine R. Dodge. After her death, she left $85&nbsp;million to establish the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. Development regulations on the Giralda Farms property require that 85% of the land be maintained for open space purposes. Additionally, almost all vehicle parking is to remain underground."</ref>

==Arts and culture==
[[File:METC Madison library jeh.jpg|thumb|[[Museum of Early Trades and Crafts]]]]
Madison holds an annual event, Bottle Hill Day, during which the community is able to celebrate with games, food, music, and a variety of activities for as many as 20,000 participants.<ref>[http://www.newjerseyhills.com/print_only/_headline_style/book_36/bottle-hill-day-will-return-to-madison-this-saturday-oct/article_5462c9df-ff3f-5c11-87b8-42ec9a933715.html "'Bottle Hill Day' will return to Madison this Saturday, Oct. 1"], ''New Jersey Hills'', September 26, 2016. Accessed November 12, 2016. "The 'Bottle Hill Day' street fair, an annual attraction for more than 30 years, will return to downtown Madison from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 1, courtesy of the borough's Downtown Development Commission (DDC), drawing 10,000 to 20,000 visitors and filling the business district with live music on four stages, food, amusements, sidewalk sales, more than 200 vendors, local craftspeople, displays by community groups, a Beer Garden and more in an all-day event free and open to the public – and capped by an evening fireworks display at Drew University."</ref>

Madison is home to the [[Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey]], one of 25 professional theatres in the state. Serving 100,000 adults and children annually, it is New Jersey's only professional theatre company dedicated to Shakespeare's canon and other classic masterworks.<ref>[http://www.shakespearenj.org/AboutUs/mission.html Mission & History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119085206/http://shakespearenj.org/AboutUs/mission.html |date=November 19, 2017 }}, [[Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey]]. Accessed November 28, 2017.</ref> The F.M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, the company's main stage, is a short walk from Madison's downtown shopping district.<ref>[https://www.shakespearenj.org/PlanYourVisit/madison.html Historic Madison] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022221508/http://shakespearenj.org/PlanYourVisit/madison.html |date=October 22, 2019 }}, [[Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey]]. Accessed November 10, 2019. "The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey is located in the charming town of Madison.... The vibrant downtown is comprised of unique shops, tree-lined streets, art galleries and more than 40 restaurants and eateries-all within a ten-minute walk from the Theatre's Main Stage."</ref>

Madison is also home to the [[Museum of Early Trades and Crafts]], a New Jersey history museum located in the historic downtown district. The building is listed on both the state and national registers of historic buildings. The museum houses a collection of more than 8,000 artifacts and is host to thousands of visitors each year, mostly school students on field trips.<ref>[http://www.metc.org Home Page], [[Museum of Early Trades and Crafts]]. Accessed August 27, 2020.</ref>

In October 2017, it was announced that a long-lost sculpture by [[Auguste Rodin]] had been found in the [[Hartley Dodge]] Memorial. A student from [[Drew University]], who had been hired to archive the art in the building, discovered the bust of [[Napoleon]] and reached out to the Comité Auguste Rodin in Paris to have it authenticated.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/20/nyregion/a-rodin-hiding-in-plain-sight-in-a-new-jersey-suburb.html "A Rodin Hiding in Plain Sight in a New Jersey Suburb"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 20, 2017. Accessed June 15, 2018.</ref> A public viewing was held for locals before the statue was loaned to the [[Philadelphia Museum of Art]].<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/2017/10/21/rodin-sculpture-madison/771170001/ "Surprise of Rodin sculpture in Madison thrills even world travelers"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', October 21, 2017. Accessed June 15, 2018.</ref> In 2023, a portrait of [[Abraham Lincoln]], researched by the same Drew student, was placed on loan to the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]].<ref>[https://drew.edu/2023/02/13/drew-university-alum-uncovers-provenance-of-lincoln-portrait/ "Drew University Alum Uncovers Provenance of Lincoln Portrait in Madison"], [[Drew University]], February 2023. Accessed January 29, 2025. "The backstory: In 1927, Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge commissioned the building of Madison’s town hall, eventually finished in 1932 and dedicated as the Hartley Dodge Memorial in 1935 in honor of her late son Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr., who’d died in a car accident in France during the years the structure was being built. Dodge filled the building with art and furniture with ties to American history. A portrait of Lincoln she’d received from her brother’s estate was a natural fit, and Mortillaro knew it. After establishing the work’s history and authenticity, the U.S. government finally got its wish via a five-year loan from the Hartley Dodge Foundation."</ref>

==Government==
===Local government===
[[Image:Harley Dodge Memorial in Madison NJ.jpg|thumb|[[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr.|Hartley Dodge]] Memorial, donated by Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, houses Madison's local government seat and faces the railroad station.]]
Madison is governed under the [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the mayor and the borough council, with all positions elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The [[List of mayors of Madison, New Jersey|Mayor of Madison]] is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 94.</ref> The borough form of government used by Madison, the most common system used in the state, is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an [[veto override|override]] by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. [http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924045019/http://www.njslom.org/magart0307_p14.html |date=September 24, 2014 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]]. Accessed November 30, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=6 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 6. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

The Madison Municipal Building is the location since 1935 of a portrait of [[Abraham Lincoln]], attributed to [[German Americans|German immigrant]] artist W.F.K. Travers, painted from life in 1865. The painting, one of three known full-length paintings of Lincoln, is {{convert|9|ft|adj=on}} high,<ref>[[Edward L. Widmer|Widmer, Ted]]. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/02/18/abraham-lincoln-painting-restored/ "A rare painting of Lincoln restores the emancipator to his full height"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', February 18, 2022. Accessed February 22, 2022. "Eventually, it was bought by one Rockefeller, then acquired by another, Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge, who installed it in a building she donated to the town of Madison, N.J., in memory of her son. That building, dedicated in 1935, became the borough hall and a shrine to local democracy."</ref> and was loaned to the National Portrait Gallery in February 2023<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brockell |first=Gillian |date=February 11, 2023 |title=After Obscurity, 'Lifelike' Lincoln Portrait Is on Display |language=en-US |volume=146 |page=B3 |newspaper=Washington Post |issue=53393 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/02/10/abraham-lincoln-portrait-gallery-travers/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> until December 2027.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Westhoven |first=William |date=January 10, 2023 |title=After 80 years Hiding 'In Plain Sight,' Madison's Lincoln Portrait Heads to Smithsonian |url=https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/morris-county/2023/01/10/madison-nj-museum-loans-historic-lincoln-portrait-to-smithsonian/69784475007/ |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=Daily Record |language=en-US}}</ref>

{{As of|2025}}, the mayor of Madison is [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] Robert H. Conley, whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the borough council are Council President Rachel F. Ehrlich (D, 2025), John Forte (D, 2026), Thomas Haralampoudis (D, 2025), Melissa Honohan (D, 2027), Robert E. Landrigan (D, 2026) and Eric Range (D, 2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>[https://www.rosenet.org/229/Mayor-Council Mayor and Council], Borough of Madison. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref>

====Mayors of Madison====
{{Complete list|date=October 2022}}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Mayor
! Term begins
! Term ends
|-
| James Preston Albright
| January 14, 1890
| December 31, 1905
|-
| Calvin Anderson
| January 1, 1906
| December 31, 1907
|-
| William F. Redmond
| January 1, 1908
| December 31, 1909
|-
| Calvin Anderson
| January 1, 1910
| May 6, 1910
|-
| George W. Downs
| July 25, 1910
| December 31, 1913
|-
| Benyew D. Philhower
| January 1, 1914
| December 31, 1915
|-
| Otto Ross
| January 1, 1916
| December 31, 1919
|-
| William A. Starrett
| January 1, 1920
| December 31, 1921
|-
| Edward D. Merikle
| January 1, 1922
| December 31, 1923
|-
| John E. Clarey
| January 1, 1922
| December 31, 1923
|-
| Harry A. Crane
| May 12, 1924
| December 31, 1924
|-
| Frank A. Cook
| January 1, 1925
| December 31, 1927
|-
| Frank F. Gibney
| January 1, 1928
| December 31, 1929
|-
| Walter F. Speir
| January 1, 1930
| December 31, 1931
|-
| Frank A. Cook 
| January 1, 1932
| December 31, 1933
|-
| Alan H. Brown
| January 1, 1934
| December 31, 1935
|-
| Wilson S. Morris
| January 1, 1936
| December 31, 1937
|-
| Samuel A. Gruver
| January 1, 1938
| June 29, 1945
|-
| Norman J. Griffiths
| June 29, 1945
| December 31, 1951
|-
| Donald A. Morrison
| January 1, 1952
| December 31, 1953
|-
| Alfred P. Smith Jr.
| January 1, 1954
| December 31, 1955
|-
| Thomas T. Taber
| January 1, 1956
| December 31, 1959
|-
| Earl J. Reddert
| January 1, 1960
| December 31, 1965
|-
| William G. Nordling
| January 1, 1966
| December 31, 1971
|-
| Glen O. Head
| January 1, 1972
| December 31, 1975
|-
| Roger B. Vernon
| January 1, 1976
| December 31, 1979
|-
| Elizabeth G. Baumgartner<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/07/realestate/if-youre-thinking-of-living-in-madison.html|title=If You're Thinking of Living in:; MADISON|first=Rachelle|last=Garbarine|work=The New York Times |date=June 7, 1987|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref>
| January 1, 1980
| December 31, 1987
|-
| Ralph G. Engelsman<ref>{{cite web |title=Ralph G. Engelsman, Former Mayor of Madison |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/madison/articles/ralph-g-engelsman-former-mayor-of-madison |website=www.tapinto.net |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
| January 1, 1988
| December 31, 1991
|-
| Donald R. Capen<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary of Donald R. Capen |url=https://madisonmemorialhome.com/tribute/details/923/Donald-Capen/obituary.html |website=madisonmemorialhome.com |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
| January 1, 1992
| December 31, 1995
|-
| Gary E. Ruckelshaus<ref>{{cite web |last1=Easton |first1=Louise |title=Former Madison mayor discovers he's related to Bottle Hill founder |url=https://www.newjerseyhills.com/madison_eagle/news/former-madison-mayor-discovers-hes-related-to-bottle-hill-founder/article_d2fe05f0-e2a0-5098-8353-156cc787ef00.html |website=www.newjerseyhills.com |date=October 31, 2020 |publisher=Madison Eagle |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
| January 1, 1996
| December 31, 1999
|-
| John J. Dunne
| January 1, 2000
| December 31, 2003
|-
| Ellwood R. Kerkeslager<ref>{{cite web |title=Madison funds dump cleanup; Officials visit sister city |url=https://www.newjerseyhills.com/madison-funds-dump-cleanup-officials-visit-sister-city/article_5ef1e9ea-fdad-52ba-838c-bfe80ef898e6.html |website=www.newjerseyhills.com |date=April 29, 2004 |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
| January 1, 2004
| December 31, 2007
|-
| Mary-Anna Holden<ref>{{cite web |title=Commissioner Holden |url=https://www.state.nj.us/bpu/about/commissioners/holden.html |website=www.state.nj.us/ |publisher=State of New Jersey Board of Public Utilities |access-date=30 October 2022}}</ref>
| January 1, 2008
| December 31, 2011
|-
| Robert H Conley<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Conley |url=https://l4ca.org/leaders/robert-conley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106031252/https://l4ca.org/leaders/robert-conley |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |website=l4ca.org |publisher=Leaders for Climate Accountability |access-date=6 November 2022}}</ref>
| January 1, 2012
| Incumbent
|-
|}

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Madison is located in the 11th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 25th state legislative district.<ref>[https://nj1015.com/whats-your-new-nj-legislative-district-20-moved-on-new-map/ Districts by Number for 2023-2031], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

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{{NJ Morris County Commissioners}}

===Politics===
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As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,769 registered voters in Madison, of which 2,577 (26.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 3,312 (33.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 3,869 (39.6%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 11 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-morris-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Morris], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 18, 2012.</ref>

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In the [[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024 presidential election]], Democrat [[Kamala Harris]] received 60.8% of the vote (5,378 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 37.4% (3,309 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (165 votes), among the 8,993  ballots cast by the borough's 12,442 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.0%<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Division of Elections |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-result-ballotscast-morris.pdf |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=New Jersey Department of State}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf|title=United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2024|website=Division of Elections |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020 presidential election]], Democrat [[Joe Biden]] received 62.6% of votes cast (5,838 cast), ahead of Republican Donald Trump with 35.8% (3,340 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (148 votes), among the 9,503 ballots cast by the borough's 12,284 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.0%<ref>{{Cite web |title=Division of Elections |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-result-ballotscast-morris.pdf |access-date=29 December 2024 |website=New Jersey Department of State}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-morris.pdf|title=United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|website=Division of Elections |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] received 55.0% of the vote (4,421 cast), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 37.1% (2,980 votes), and other candidates with 4.5% (359 votes), among the 8,032 ballots cast by the borough's 11,073 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.0%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Division of Elections |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-ballotscast-results-morris.pdf |website=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Presidential General Election Results Morris County |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-morris.pdf |website=Division of Elections |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=15 February 2021}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 50.3% of the vote (3,715 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 48.6% (3,589 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (76 votes), among the 7,416 ballots cast by the borough's 10,438 registered voters (36 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 71.0%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-morris.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Morris County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Morris County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 65.2% of the vote (3,051 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 33.0% (1,544 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (83 votes), among the 4,778 ballots cast by the borough's 10,249 registered voters (100 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.6%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-morris.pdf |title=Governor – Morris County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-morris.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Morris County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

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==Education==
[[File:Madison YMCA jeh.jpg|thumb|The YMCA building in Madison]]

===Public schools===
{{Main|Madison Public Schools}}
The [[Madison Public Schools]] serve students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]].<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=39d37009100d45af9f800b5d5e000bee Madison Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Madison Public Schools, readopted November 19, 2024. Accessed January 29, 2025 "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelfth in the Madison School District. Composition: The Madison School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Madison Borough."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,485 students and 225.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3409240&DistrictID=3409240 District information for Madison Public School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409240 School Data for the Madison Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref>) are 
Central Avenue School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/cas Central Avenue School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 498 students in grades PreK–5, 
Kings Road School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/krs Kings Road School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 292 students in grades K–5, 
Torey J. Sabatini School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/tjs Torey J. Sabatini School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 292 students in grades K–5, 
Madison Junior School<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/mjs Madison Junior School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 557 students in grades 6–8 and 
[[Madison High School (New Jersey)|Madison High School]]<ref>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/o/mhs Madison High School], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020.</ref> with 816 students in grades 9–12.<ref name=Profile>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/page/district-profile District Profile], Madison Public Schools. Accessed April 29, 2020. "Elementary students attend one of three neighborhood schools: Kings Road School, Central Avenue School, or Torey J. Sabatini School. Early adolescents attend the Madison Junior School, and high school students attend Madison High School. The district maintains a receiving relationship with the neighboring community of Harding, whereby its high school students attend Madison High School."</ref><ref name=Contacts>[https://www.madisonpublicschools.org/page/administrator-info Administration Contact Information], Madison Public Schools. Accessed January 29, 2025.</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/27/2870 School Performance Reports for the Madison Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/2870 New Jersey School Directory for the Madison Public Schools], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students from [[Harding Township, New Jersey|Harding Township]] attend the district's high school as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Harding Township School District]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/27/2870/050.html Madison High School 2015 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Madison High School also enjoys the benefits of our sending-receiving relationship with Harding Township, a nearby K–8 school district. Students from Harding and Madison become a cohesive class in their four years together."</ref>

===Private schools===
[[Saint Vincent Martyr School (Madison, New Jersey)|St. Vincent Martyr School]] (SVMS) is a [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] parochial school, established in 1848, that serves students in grades [[pre-kindergarten|Pre-K–3]] through [[Eighth grade|eight]], operated under the auspices of the Saint Vincent Parish and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]].<ref>[http://www.svmsnj.org/about.cfm?subpage=1267437 History]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, St. Vincent Martyr School. Accessed September 4, 2015. "St. Vincent Martyr School, established in 1848, was originally located in the basement of a church on Ridgedale Avenue and then in 1866 was moved to a new structure on Park Avenue."</ref><ref>[http://www.patdioschools.org/morris-county Morris County], [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson]] Catholic Schools Office. Accessed September 4, 2015.</ref> SVMS is a recipient of the [[No Child Left Behind]] [[National Blue Ribbon Schools Program|National Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence]] for 2005–2006.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2005/2005-schools.html#nj Schools selected as No Child Left Behind-Blue Ribbon Schools in 2005], [[United States Department of Education]]. Accessed May 2, 2006.</ref> Rainbow Montessori School, founded in 1981, is a [[Montessori education|Montessori]] school teaching children in Pre-K and [[kindergarten]].<ref>[http://rainbowmontessorinj.com/AboutUs.aspx About Us], Rainbow Montessori School. Accessed October 25, 2021.</ref>

===Higher education===
Seton Hall College (now [[Seton Hall University]]) was established in Madison in 1856 and relocated to its location in [[South Orange, New Jersey]], in the late 19th century.<ref>Delozier, Alan. [http://www.shu.edu/academics/libraries/archives/shu-history.cfm "Seton Hall University — A History in Brief (1856–2006)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601173928/http://www.shu.edu/academics/libraries/archives/shu-history.cfm |date=June 1, 2013 }}, [[Seton Hall University]]. Accessed August 12, 2012. "This new school was first located in Madison, New Jersey, and commenced operations on September 1, 1856."</ref>

[[Drew University]] was founded in 1867 and continues to operate in Madison, on a wooded campus near downtown that was previously a private residence.<ref>[http://www.drew.edu/about/history History], [[Drew University]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref>

[[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]'s [[Florham|Florham Campus]] is located in Madison on the former [[Florham|Twombly estate]].<ref>[http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=696 About the College at Florham] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201215306/http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=696 |date=February 1, 2014 }}, [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref>

[[Landmark Conference]], an [[NCAA Division III]] conference, is based in Madison.

[[Saint Elizabeth University]] is located just outside Madison, in [[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]] in [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]].

==Transportation==
[[File:2021-08-24 15 03 19 View east along New Jersey State Route 24 from the overpass for Greenwood Avenue in Madison, Morris County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|[[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] eastbound in Madison]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|54.73|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|46.38|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|4.76|mi}} by Morris County and {{convert|3.59|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Morris.pdf Morris County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

The main thoroughfare is [[New Jersey State Route 124|Route 124]] which connects with [[Morris Township, New Jersey|Morris Township]] in the northwest and [[Chatham Borough, New Jersey|Chatham Borough]] to the southeast.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000124__-.pdf#page=2 New Jersey Route 124 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2015. Accessed July 5, 2016.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 24|Route 24]] is the only limited access road to pass through the borough, doing so briefly for {{convert|0.47|mi}}, but the closest exit is in neighboring [[Florham Park, New Jersey|Florham Park]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000024__-.pdf#page=2 New Jersey Route 24 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2015. Accessed July 5, 2016.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] provides trains service at the [[Madison station (NJ Transit)|Madison station]].<ref>[https://www.njtransit.com/station/madison-station Madison Station], [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref> Commuter service is available on the [[Morristown Line]], with trains heading to [[Hoboken Terminal]], and to [[Pennsylvania Station (New York City)|Penn Station]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]] via the [[Kearny Connection]].<ref>[https://content.njtransit.com/sites/default/files/pdfs/rail/2023/04/230004/mne.pdf Morris and Essex Line schedule], [[NJ Transit]], updated April 23, 2023. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref>

NJ Transit provides local bus service on the [[873 (New Jersey bus)|873]] route,<ref>[https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Departments/Engineering-Transportation/Riding-the-Bus Riding the Bus], [[Morris County, New Jersey]]. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf Morris County System Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619135922/http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/bus/Morris_County_Map.pdf |date=June 19, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]]. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref> replacing service that had been offered on the [[MCM3 (New Jersey bus)|MCM3]] until subsidies to the local providers were eliminated in 2010 as part of budget cuts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212333/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesMorrisCountyTo Morris County Bus / rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed August 12, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 NJ Transit Restructures Morris County Bus ServicE; Four current 'MCM' routes will be expanded to six new bus routes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073134/http://www.njtransit.com/tm/tm_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=PressReleaseTo&PRESS_RELEASE_ID=2629 |date=September 6, 2015 }}, [[NJ Transit]], September 13, 2010. Accessed August 8, 2015.</ref>

Madison also has a private commuter bus line run by Boxcar Transit that operates five days a week, running directly to and from Midtown Manhattan.<ref>[https://www.boxcar.com/bus-route-regions/commute-from-nj New Jersey commuter routes], Boxcar. Accessed April 26, 2023.</ref>

A low-cost campus/downtown shuttle bus operates along Madison Avenue and Main Street during afternoon and evening hours.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://madavedirect.com/index.html |title=MAD shuttle service – Madison Avenue Direct |access-date=August 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929091247/http://madavedirect.com/index.html |archive-date=September 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Sister cities==
Madison has three [[town twinning|sister cities]]:
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Issy-les-Moulineaux]], France<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/rose-designed-by-mr-madison-eyed-as-borough-s-official/article_64063df5-d35a-529a-9261-41d51a9f0c32.html "Rose designed by 'Mr. Madison' eyed as borough's official flag"], ''New Jersey Hills'', September 6, 2001. Accessed August 19, 2020. "At the council's Aug. 27 work session, the mayor explained his request by recalling that a group of students and adults from Madison's French 'sister city,' Issy-les-Moulineaux, paid the borough an impromptu visit in late July during an East Coast tour, with plans to see Drew University, the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, and the Hartley Dodge Memorial building, Madison's borough hall on Kings Road. The 'sister city' relationship between Issy-les-Moulineaux and Madison was forged during a technology conference in Paris in late 1998, attended by Councilman Ellwood 'Woody' Kerkeslager and then-Mayor Gary Ruckelshaus."</ref>
* {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Marigliano]], Italy<ref>[https://www.rosenet.org/DocumentCenter/View/632/02-12-2007-Mayor-and-Council-Minutes-PDF Meeting Minutes for February 12, 2007], Borough of Madison. Accessed March 20, 2020. "Resolution of the Borough Of Madison Establishing A Sister City Relationship With Marigliano, Italy"</ref>
* {{flagicon|America}} [[Madison, Connecticut]], United States<ref>[https://www.rosenet.org/DocumentCenter/View/665/08-11-2008-Mayor-and-Council-Minutes-PDF Meeting Minutes for August 11, 2008], Borough of Madison. Accessed March 20, 2020. "Sister City: Mayor Holden visited Madison, Connecticut, this week and they send their regards back here; some of the people recalled very fondly their trip down here to Madison when the James Madison statue was installed at Waverly Place. We are hoping to reignite our sister-city relationship with them."</ref>

==Points of interest==
* [[Drew University]]
* [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]]
* [[Grace Episcopal Church (Madison, New Jersey)|Grace Episcopal Church]]
* [[Museum of Early Trades and Crafts]]
* [[The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey]]
* [[Thursday Morning Club]]

==Film and television==
* Episodes of the television series, ''[[The Sopranos]]'', were filmed in Madison.<ref name=Thinking/> A scene was filmed on the [[Drew University]] campus, while another scene was filmed at Rod's Steak House, just west of the borough limits in [[Convent Station, New Jersey|Convent Station]].
* Portions of ''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'' were filmed at [[Fairleigh Dickinson University]] in Madison.<ref>Ash, Lorraine. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record/179308769/ "Walk Through A Rich History In 'Mansions Of Morris County'"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 17, 2002. Accessed September 18, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "The Twombly Mansion, now central to campus life at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Florham Park, was featured in a scene in the film ''A Beautiful Mind'', nominated for eight Academy Awards."</ref>
* The Madison train station played the role of [[Cranford, New Jersey]], in the 2005 film, ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]'' starring [[Bernie Mac]] and [[Ashton Kutcher]]. The train station, the Hartley-Dodge Memorial building, and the center of Madison serve as backdrops to this movie, and a panorama of the borough is shown during the final credits.<ref>Minauti, Dave. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-filming-of-movie-guess-who/181338640/ "Guess who's coming to Madison? Hollywood stars"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 10, 2004. Accessed September 18, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Downtown Madison found itself in a swirl of Hollywood-style chaos Saturday morning while film crews and a pair of high-profile stars shot a modern-day spin-off of the 1967 film 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner' in and around the borough's historic train station."</ref>
* Hartley Dodge Memorial (Borough Hall) appears in a scene of ''[[The World According to Garp (film)|The World According to Garp]]'' starring [[Glenn Close]] and [[Robin Williams]].<ref name=Thinking/>
* Scenes from ''[[The Family Stone]]'' (2005) were shot downtown at the intersection of Main Street and Waverly Place and Drew University. Despite the fact that the fictional town is supposed to be in New England, one may see a train, clearly marked ''New Jersey Transit'', crossing through Waverly Place in one of the scenes.<ref name=Thinking/> Additionally, the bus station featured in the movie was shot on [[Drew University]] campus in Madison.
* Scenes from [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]'' (1997) were filmed on the Drew University campus.<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Deconstructing-Harry/dp/B001U0KLBW Deconstructing Harry]</ref><ref>Kannapell, Andrea. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/04/nyregion/getting-big-picture-film-industry-started-here-left-now-it-s-back-state-says.html "Getting the Big Picture; The Film Industry Started Here and Left. Now It's Back, and the State Says the Sequel Is Huge."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 4, 1998. Accessed October 3, 2018.</ref>
* The original 1968 green [[Ford Mustang GT]] driven by [[Steve McQueen]] in ''[[Bullitt]]'' disappeared until it was purchased by Madison resident Robert Kiernan in 1974 from an ad in ''[[Road & Track]]'' magazine.<ref>Korn, Morgan [https://abcnews.go.com/US/hollywoods-famous-cars-unnoticed-50-years/story?id=52681890 "How one of Hollywood's most famous cars went unnoticed for 50 years; Car fans always wondered what happened to McQueen's dark highland green Mustang."], [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]], January 29, 2018. Accessed August 19, 2020. "Only one person responded to the ad: 26-year-old Robert Kiernan of Madison, New Jersey. He paid $6,000 to a man named Frank, who happened to live just an hour away from the Kiernans."</ref>
* Scenes from the 2025 film ''[[The Housemaid (2025 film)|The Housemaid]]'' were filmed in Madison.<ref>Morel, Kyle. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/2025/02/03/the-housemaid-movie-crew-madison-nj-home-sydney-sweeney/78087840007/ "Crew for 'The Housemaid' movie, starring Sydney Sweeney, takes over home in Madison"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 3, 2025. Accessed February 23, 2025. "The cast and crew of ''The Housemaid'' has made North Jersey its home over the past month — literally, in the case of one house in Morris County."</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also| People from Madison, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Madison include:

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* [[Robert Adams (photographer)|Robert Adams]] (born 1937), photographer who has focused on the changing landscape of the [[Western United States|American West]]<ref>Blevins, Tim. [https://books.google.com/books?id=x2utCbUZepIC&pg=PA290 ''Film & Photography on the Front Range''], p. 290. Pikes Peak Library District, 2012. {{ISBN|9781567352979}}. Accessed September 16, 2015.</ref>
* [[Lincoln Brower]] (1931–2018), was an American [[entomology|entomologist]] and [[ecology|ecologist]], best known for his research on [[monarch butterfly|monarch butterflies]]<ref>[[Neil Genzlinger|Genzlinger, Neil]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/24/obituaries/lincoln-brower-champion-of-the-monarch-butterfly-dies-at-86.html "Lincoln Brower, Champion of the Monarch Butterfly, Dies at 86"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 24, 2018. Accessed February 1, 2022. "Lincoln Pierson Brower was born on Sept. 10, 1931, in Madison, N.J., to Bailey and Helen Pierson Brower."</ref>
* [[Andy Breckman]] (born 1955), creator and producer of television series ''[[Monk (television)|Monk]]'', former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' writer and radio personality<ref>Louie, Elaine. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/03/garden/currents-a-movie-spoofs-moving.html "Currents; A Movie Spoofs Moving"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 3, 1988. Accessed January 21, 2012. "Five years ago, Mr. Breckman and his family moved from New York City to Madison, N.J."</ref><ref>Keller, Joel. [https://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/funny-business-2/ "Funny Business; Ever watch the offbeat TV series Monk and wonder, How did they come up with that? For the answer, step into the writing laboratory of Madison's Andy Breckman and his quirky crew."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', December 19, 2007. Accessed October 3, 2018. "But unlike Monk, Breckman is willing to shake things up in big ways. At 52 he is again a father to young children, thanks to a second marriage that started with an ad on an Internet dating site. He lives in the same Madison house where he lived with his first wife, but he and his current spouse, Beth Landau, have completely renovated it."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Edward Caldwell]] (1883–1955), aeronautical engineer whose designs included an [[ornithopter]], which would have flown by flapping its wings<ref>[http://www.aerofiles.com/graygoose.html The Fantastically Flighty Gray Goose], Aerofiles.com. Accessed March 11, 2011. "By 1931 Caldwell had failed to produce a viable ornithopter in Nevada and Colorado and moved his enterprise to the east coast, evidently first to Orangeburg NY and, later, to Madison NJ."</ref>
* [[Robert L. Chapman]] (1920–2002), thesaurus editor<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/05/arts/robert-chapman-81-roget-s-thesaurus-editor.html "Robert Chapman, 81, Roget's Thesaurus Editor"]. ''[[The New York Times]]''. February 5, 2002. Accessed January 21, 2012. "Robert L. Chapman, an editor of Roget's Thesaurus who built a distinguished career on the difference between the right word and the almost right word and who streamlined the work for postmodern users, died Saturday in Morristown, N.J. He was 81 and lived in Madison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Samuel S. Coursen]] (1926–1950), awarded the [[Medal of Honor]] for his actions during the [[Korean War]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1951/06/16/archives/officer-wins-top-medal-new-jersey-lieutenant-gave-life-in-korea-to.html "Officer Wins Top Medal; New Jersey Lieutenant Gave Life in Korea to Save G. I."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 16, 1951. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Lieut. Samuel S. Coursen of Madison, N. J., gave his life to save one of his wounded men in a savage battle in Korea. He has been awarded the Medal of Honor."</ref>
* Dick DeBiasse, automotive engineer and machinist (founder of AER Research, also located in Madison), is credited with having contributed to the success of the [[Lake Underwood]] team that established [[Porsche]] as a winning race car in the United States.<ref>Miliano, Dom, ''The Quiet Giant: Lake Underwood'', Excellence, Number 122, September 2003, pages 123–128</ref><ref>Madison municipal minutes, October 23, 2000</ref><ref>Madison municipal minutes, April 23, 2001</ref> He also did the motor work for [[Mark Donohue]] in the following decade.<ref>[http://mustangtimes.net/12-6/pg20-21.pdf Mark Botalli's 1969 Mach I SCJ]. Mustang Times, June 1988, pp. 20–21.</ref>
* [[Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge]] (1882–1973), philanthropist and noted dog breeder and judge<ref>Horsley, Carter B. [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/06/06/archives/behind-the-dodge-mansions-shutters.html "Behind the Dodge Mansion's Shutters"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 6, 1975. Accessed September 3, 2008. "She made her home in Madison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Sr.]] (1881–1963), chairman of the board of [[Remington Arms]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1963/12/26/archives/marcellus-hartley-dodge-dies-exremington-arms-chairman.html "Marcellus Hartley Dodge Dies; Ex-Remington Arms Chairman; Philanthropist Inherited $60 Million at 26—Married Ethel Rockefeller in '07 Wife's Fortune Larger Columbia Benefactor Wall Street Coup"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 26, 1963. Accessed October 3, 2018. "Madison, N. J., Dec. 25-- Marcellus Hartley Dodge, honorary chairman of the board of Remington Arms Company, died here today at his home. He was 82 years old and lived at Giralda Farms."</ref>
* [[Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr.]] (1908–1930), heir to the Remington-Rockefeller fortune<ref>Cerdeira, Marian. [http://www.nj.com/independentpress/index.ssf/2008/08/madison_remembered_hartley_dod.html "Madison remembered Hartley Dodge on his 100th birthday"], ''Independent Press'', August 13, 2008. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Hartley Jr., born July 29, 1908, at Rockwood Hall, his maternal grandparents' home in North Tarrytown, N.Y. (now known as Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) and moved with his parents to Madison later that same year. During his youth, young Hartley took advantage of the Morris County countryside and the family home at Giralda Farms to become an expert equestrian."</ref>
* [[Alexander Duncan (politician)|Alexander Duncan]] (1788–1853), Member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000528 Alexander Duncan], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed March 11, 2011.</ref>
* [[Jonathan Dwight]] (1858–1929), ornithologist<ref>{{cite journal |title= In memoriam: Jonathan Dwight, M.D. |journal= [[The Auk]] |date= January 1930 |volume= 62 |number=1 |pages= 1–6 |author= J. H. Fleming |doi= 10.2307/4075537 |jstor= 4075537 |url= http://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v047n01/p0001-p0006.pdf }} Obituary read October 22, 1929.</ref>
* [[Dean Faiello]] (born 1959), fake doctor convicted of operating without a license after the 2003 death of a patient<ref>[[Andrew Jacobs (journalist)|Jacobs, Andrew]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/nyregion/25doctor.html "Fake Doctor Is Back in U.S. and Facing Murder Charge"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 25, 2005. Accessed March 11, 2011. "Raised in Madison, N.J., Mr. Faiello had worked in construction before getting a job at a day spa, where he became skilled at hair removal and developed an impressive clientele."</ref>
* [[Janeane Garofalo]] (born 1964), actor, comedian, author, and activist moved to Madison at age nine, where she remained until she graduated from high school<ref>[http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/7560/ Garofalo living it 'Larger Than Life' in new comedy] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070714045243/http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/7560/ |date=July 14, 2007 }}, ''[[Daily Bruin]]'', October 28, 1996. "Garofalo, by contrast, knows who she is. Raised in Madison, N.J., she wanted to be a secretary like her mom."</ref>
* [[Marcel Gleyre]] (1910–1996), [[gymnastics|gymnast]] who competed in the [[Gymnastics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's vault|men's vault event]] at the [[1932 Summer Olympics]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87763553/obituary-for-marcel-n-gleyre-aged-85/ "Marcel Gleyre, 85, Olympic gymnast"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', March 24, 1996. Accessed February 16, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Marcel N. Gleyre died Friday at home after a long illness.... He lived in Wyckoff before moving to Madison 10 years ago. Mr. Gleyre was a member of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team and competed in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles."</ref>
* [[Nick Mangold]] (born 1984), former NFL pro-bowl center with the [[New York Jets]]<ref>Magliocchetti, Geoff. [https://empiresportsmedia.com/new-york-jets/nick-mangold-comments-on-the-new-york-jets-latest-loss/ "Nick Mangold comments on the New York Jets' latest loss"], Empire Sorts Media, December 12, 2020. Accessed September 12, 2021. "Mangold, 36, has kept busy since announcing his retirement with the Jets in 2018. He appears as a regular commentator of the Jets' modern endeavors on MSG and also coaches youth football. Mangold and his wife Jennifer live in Madison, NJ with their two children."</ref>
* [[Curtis McGraw]] (1895–1953), publisher and president of [[McGraw-Hill]] from 1950 to 1953<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1953/09/11/archives/urtisw-ffigraw-publisher-is-dead-president-and-board-chairman-of.html "Curtis W. M'Graw is Dead; President and Board Chairman of McGraw-Hill Since 1950 Was a Princeton Coach"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 11, 1953. Accessed October 9, 2025. "Curtis Whittlesey McGraw, president and board chairman of the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, died in his sleep yesterday at the Carlyle Hotel, 35 East Seventy-sixth Street.... Mr. McGraw, born in Madison, N. J., was graduated from Lawrenceville School and Princeton."</ref>
* [[William McGurn]] (born 1958), former speechwriter for George W. Bush<ref>[[William McGurn|McGurn, William]]. [http://www.heartland.org/full/16352/Hostage_to_NJ_Transit.html "Hostage to NJ Transit"]{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, copy of article from the ''[[New York Post]]'', by [[The Heartland Institute]], November 17, 2004. Accessed July 19, 2011. "To put this all in perspective, the brochure for my 1910 home in suburban Madison boasts that the "fastest train" will get you to Manhattan in 47 minutes."</ref>
* [[Ted Mitchell (American football)|Ted Mitchell]] (1905–1985), [[American football]] [[Center (gridiron football)|center]] who played in the NFL for the [[Orange/Newark Tornadoes]]<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MitcTe20.htm Ted Mitchell], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed July 18, 2020. "Born: August 4, 1905 in Madison, NJ... High School: Madison (NJ)"</ref>
* [[Don Newcombe]] (1926–2019), former [[Major League Baseball]] right-handed [[starting pitcher]] who played for the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers]], [[Cincinnati Reds]] and [[Cleveland Indians]]<ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=newcodo01 Don Newcombe Stats]. Accessed November 28, 2006.</ref>
* [[Neil O'Donnell]] (born 1966), former NFL quarterback<ref>Cimini, Rich. [http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1997/08/31/1997-08-31_the_pressure_s_on_the_passer.html "The Pressure's On The Passers; O'Donnell Knows Tuna Isn't Real Cute On QBs"], ''[[New York Daily News]]'', August 31, 1997. Accessed November 8, 2008. "Growing up in Madison, former home of the Giants' training camp, O'Donnell always dreamed about playing for Parcells."</ref>
* [[Greg Olear]] (born 1972), novelist<ref>La Gorce, Tammy. [http://njmonthly.com/articles/jersey-living/books/totally-killer/ "Totally Killer; Madison may be among the least sinister towns in New Jersey, so it's a credit to debut novelist Greg Olear's imagination that the thriller Totally Killer (HarperCollins) is authentically dark and savage."], ''[[New Jersey Monthly]]'', November 18, 2009. Accessed July 30, 2015.</ref>
* [[Horace W. Palmer]] (1878–1953), lawyer and politician who served in the [[New York State Assembly]]<ref>[https://ecommons.cornell.edu/bitstream/handle/1813/27623/056_08.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y "Necrology"], ''Cornell Alumni News'', Vol. 56, No. 8, December 15, 1953. Accessed September 12, 2021. "'00 PhB—Horace Wilbur Palmer, November 10, 1953. He served in 1921 as State Assemblyman from New York City and, in 1927, as Deputy Attorney General for the State of New York. He lived recently at 54 East Lane, Madison, N.J."</ref>
* [[Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson]] (1858–1942), author of ''[[Imre: A Memorandum]]'', who wrote under the pseudonym Xavier Mayne<ref>Bullough, Vern L. [https://books.google.com/books?id=A7x_VnES2esC&pg=PA35 ''Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context''], pp. 35–36. [[Psychology Press]], 2002. {{ISBN|9781560231936}}. Accessed November 12, 2015. "Edward Stevenson was born on July 23, 1868, in Madison, New Jersey, the youngest son of Paul E. Stevenson, a Presbyterian minister who became principal of a classical school in Bridgewater, New Jersey, and then in Madison."</ref>
* [[Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.]] (1923–2000), Chief Federal Judge of the District Court of the District of Columbia, appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966<ref>Pace, Eric. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/01/us/aubrey-e-robinson-jr-77-judge-in-jonathan-pollard-spy-case.html "Aubrey E. Robinson Jr., 77, Judge in Jonathan Pollard Spy Case"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 1, 2000. Accessed August 12, 2012. "A native of Madison, N.J., Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. received a bachelor's degree and his law degree from Cornell University."</ref>
* [[Jay P. Rolison Jr.]] (1929–2007), lawyer and politician from New York who served in the [[New York Senate]] from 1967 to 1990<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/114434015/ "Senator Jay P. Rolison Jr."], ''[[Poughkeepsie Journal]]'', September 3, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2017. "Born April 5, 1929 in Madison, N.J,, he was the son of the late Jay P. Sr. and Margaret Denman Rolison. He was a graduate of Seton Hall Prep., Providence College and Fordham Law School."</ref>
* [[David Austin Sayre]] (1793–1870), silversmith<ref>Connelley, William E.; Coulter, Ellis M.; Kerr, Charle, ed. [https://books.google.com/books?id=CHUUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA200&lpg=PA200 ''History of Kentucky, Volume 3''], p. 200. [[American Historical Society]], 1922. Accessed November 12, 2015. "David Austin Sayre was born in Madison, New Jersey, March 12, 1793, and his boyhood was spent at the old home at Madison in the house erected by Daniel Sayre in 1745."</ref>
* [[David F. Sayre]] (1822–1919), Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer and lawyer<ref>''Wisconsin Blue Book 1873'', Biographical Sketch of David Franklin Sayre, p. 451</ref><ref>[https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1919/related/joint_resolutions/59.pdf 1919 Joint Resolution No. 60], [[Wisconsin Legislature]]. Accessed May 1, 2015. "Honorable David Franklin Sayre was born on the 14th day of January 1822, in Madison, New Jersey, and died at his home at Fulton, Wisconsin, May 3, 1919."</ref>
* [[JoJo Starbuck]] (born 1951), two-time Olympic competitor in figure skating<ref>Seegers, Sandy. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-record-interview-with-ice-skater-j/181338802/ "Starbuck Says Improprieties Among Judges 'Nothing New'"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', February 15, 2002. Accessed September 18, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Starbuck, a two-time Olympian, watched the competition live at her home in Madison and, like most of the world, felt that Sale and Pelletier were perfect."</ref>
* [[William A. Starrett]] (1877–1932), builder who constructed the [[Empire State Building]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1932/03/27/archives/col-i-a-stamett-medbuilderdmd-was-coordinating-official-of.html "Col. W. A. Starrett, Noted Builder, Dead, Was Coordinating Official of Extensive Realty, Finance and Construction Enterprises. Put Up The Empire State Erected Steel-Framed Structures in Japan for Withstanding Earthquakes – Active in War.], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 27, 1932. Accessed October 3, 2018. Madison, N. J., March 26. – Colonel William Aiken Starret, noted New York builder and realty financier and vice president of the company that erected the Empire State Building, died at 11, o'clock last night in his home here at the age of 55, after suffering a series of apoplectic strokes, the first of which occurred on Jan. 19."</ref>
* [[Mary Wilkinson Streep]] (1915–2001), fine artist and art editor<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/mary-w-streep-86-artist-volunteer/article_2b919223-b328-5c79-8b8b-e9c05c321c0c.html "Mary W. Streep, 86, artist, volunteer"], ''New Jersey Hills'', October 4, 2001. Accessed July 18, 2020. "Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Mrs. Streep grew up in Madison, where she attended Madison Academy and graduated from Madison High School."</ref>
* [[Charles Henry Totty]] (1873–1939), horticulturist<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1939/12/11/archives/charles-h-totty-horticulturist-66-he-helped-establish-the-first.html "Charles H. Totty, Horticulturist, 66; He Helped Establish The First International Flower Show Here—Dies in Orange Developed New Blooms Once Raised Orchids for Late Hamilton McK. Twombly-- Headed Florist Groups"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 11, 1939. Accessed March 12, 2011.</ref>
* [[Eddie Trunk]] (born 1964), heavy metal radio host<ref>Horowitz, Ben. [http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm?pid=400070 "Hard-rock jock blares his independence weekly"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610094917/http://www.eddietrunk.com/index.cfm?pid=400070 |date=June 10, 2008 }}, copy of article from ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 16, 2000. Accessed November 8, 2008. "Trunk, 35, grew up in Madison and continues to live in Morris County. His radio career began with a summer show at the Drew University radio station while he was a student at Madison High School."</ref>
* [[George Witte]], poet and author of ''[[Deniability: Poems]]''<ref>[http://www.pw.org/content/george_witte George Witte], [[Poets & Writers]]. Accessed September 18, 2025. "Born in:  Summit, NJ New Jersey; Raised in:  Madison, NJ"</ref>
* [[Marta Wittkowska]] (1882–1977), contralto opera singer<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/syracuse-herald-journal-obituary-for-mar/181339091/ "Retired Opera Singer Dies"], ''[[Syracuse Herald-Journal]]'', May 25, 1977; pg. 32. Accessed September 18, 2025, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Marta Wittkowska, 93, retired opera singer of Madison, N.J., in private life, Mrs. Arlington H. Mallery, formerly of Syracuse, died yesterday in Madison."</ref>
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