Hotels in Madison, Indiana

A little about Madison...

Madison is a city in Jefferson County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. The population was 12,004 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. In 2006, the majority of Madison's downtown area was designated one of the largest national historic landmarks in the United States. An August 25, 2006 fire severely damaged two historic downtown buildings, the Madison Elks Lodge and a former city hall building that was occupied by an insurance company.

A source of community pride is that Madison has the world's only community owned unlimited hydroplane racer, Miss Madison, which began Unlimited class racing in 1961. That boat, which has been known by various corporate sponsor names but is officially called U-6, has traditionally finished near the bottom of the circuit. Before Anheuser-Busch dropped its sponsorship of hydroplane racing after the 2004 season, U-6 had won just six races using a variety of hulls. One of those wins was an upset in the 1971 Regatta, which is the basis for the movie Madison, when the APBA Gold Cup was held in Madison for the first time. Madison hosted the APBA Gold Cup Race again in 1979 and 1980. Under the aegis of the new American Boat Racing Association (ABRA), the City of Madison team driver, Steve David, finished first in the ABRA national point standings in both 2005 and 2006 driving U-6, now in the colors of sponsor Oh Boy! Oberto.

Madison is located at 38.750089, -85.395394.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 23.0 km² (8.9 mi²). 22.2 km² (8.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (3.72%) is water.

Madison currently has a population of approximately 13,000 people with approximately 30,000 people residing within Jefferson County. The county has some of the finest schools in the state as well as Hanover College, a nationally ranked liberal arts school. There is also an active and thriving cultural movement in the community that includes art festivals, museums, theater, music, entertainment, and numerous local craftsmen and artisans.