Madisonville, Texas

History

The town of Madisonville was founded in 1853, as the county seat of the at the time newly organized Madison County. Lots were sold in the summer of the same year, on a 200-acre tract of land donated by Job Starks Collard. At the suggestion of Pleasant Williams Kittrell, the town was named after President James Madison.

Hillary Mercer Crabb served as a justice of the peace and chief justice (county judge). In 1852 he was elected to serve the unexpired term of State Representative F. L. Hatch. Among Crabb's accomplishments as a legislator was the introduction of a bill to create Madison County.

Geography

Madisonville is located at (30.950915, –95.912623).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.3 sqmi, of which 4.2 sqmi is land and 0.2 sqmi (3.49%) is water.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Madisonville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

| Jan record high F = 90 | Feb record high F = 94 | Mar record high F = 96 | Apr record high F = 95 | May record high F = 100 | Jun record high F = 105 | Jul record high F = 110 | Aug record high F = 109 | Sep record high F = 112 | Oct record high F = 99 | Nov record high F = 91 | Dec record high F = 86 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 77.7 |Feb avg record high F = 80.6 |Mar avg record high F = 84.7 |Apr avg record high F = 88.1 |May avg record high F = 92.7 |Jun avg record high F = 96.8 |Jul avg record high F = 100.2 |Aug avg record high F = 101.8 |Sep avg record high F = 98.3 |Oct avg record high F = 92.4 |Nov avg record high F = 84.0 |Dec avg record high F = 79.4 |year avg record high F = 103.0

|Jan avg record low F = 21.8 |Feb avg record low F = 26.1 |Mar avg record low F = 29.9 |Apr avg record low F = 37.7 |May avg record low F = 48.8 |Jun avg record low F = 61.6 |Jul avg record low F = 67.3 |Aug avg record low F = 65.5 |Sep avg record low F = 52.6 |Oct avg record low F = 38.1 |Nov avg record low F = 28.0 |Dec avg record low F = 24.0 |year avg record low F = 19.5

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 4,420 people, 1,548 households, and 1,065 families residing in the city.

At the 2000 census there were 4,159 people, 1,473 households, and 1,016 families living in the city. The population density was 1,003.3 PD/sqmi. There were 1,653 housing units at an average density of 398.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 56.60% White, 29.21% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.56% from other races, and 2.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.24%.

Of the 1,473 households 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.8% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.28.

The age distribution was 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median household income was $25,440 and the median family income was $29,077. Males had a median income of $22,292 versus $19,885 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,551. About 20.7% of families and 23.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.1% of those under age 18 and 17.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Madisonville is served by the Madisonville Consolidated Independent School District.

Gallery

Image:Madisonville, TX water tower IMG 3293.JPG|Madisonville water tower Image:Madisonville Meteor newspaper, Madisonville, TX IMG 1019.JPG|The Madisonville Meteor newspaper office is located next to the Madison County Museum. Image:First Baptist Church of Madisonville, TX IMG 0554.JPG|The First Baptist Church is among several houses of worship in Madisonville.

Notes

References

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