{"id":8100,"date":"2023-09-19T17:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T17:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8100"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:27","slug":"madison-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/madison-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County is a county in Texas, United States, in the timberland belt between the Trinity and Navasota rivers. It had a population of 13,455 at the 2020 census and covers 472 square miles (1,220 km2) centred near 30\u00b058\u2032N 95\u00b056\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Madisonville is the county seat and its postal code is 77864. The county has two other incorporated municipalities, Midway (city) and Normangee (town), plus North Zulch and several smaller unincorporated communities. Madison County observes Central time.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Madison County<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County has three incorporated places &mdash; one city with a seat, one further city, and one town &mdash; alongside North Zulch and a scatter of small unincorporated communities and crossroads settlements carried over from earlier county records. Texas has no civil townships, so this county&#8217;s places sit directly under the county government. Type key: City &middot; seat, City, Town, CDP, Unincorp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Madisonville<\/td>\n<td>City &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>77864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Midway<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>75852<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Normangee<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>North Zulch<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>77872<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Antioch<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bundy Crossing<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canary<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connor<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cottonwood<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cross Roads<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Elwood<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>George<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jenkins<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mecca<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Normangee straddles the Madison&ndash;Leon county line; most of its housing and its post office lie on the Leon County side, which is why the town carries no Madison-side ZIP here. Bundy Crossing, Cottonwood, Elwood and Old Elwood are historic Trinity River bottomland settlements rather than current commercial centres &mdash; Elwood is the more commonly used present-day name and Old Elwood, its earlier townsite, is not listed separately above to avoid double-counting one place.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>77864 &mdash; Madisonville (also serves most of central and eastern Madison County)<\/li>\n<li>75852 &mdash; Midway<\/li>\n<li>77872 &mdash; North Zulch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Every other listed community shares one of these three ZIP codes rather than having its own; the outlying crossroads settlements generally use the Madisonville ZIP.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County sits in the Post Oak Savannah of southeast Texas, where sandy pine and hardwood ridges give way to river bottomland. The Trinity River forms the county&#8217;s eastern boundary and the Navasota River its western boundary; Bedias Creek marks part of the southern line with Walker County. Terrain is gently rolling, with the lowest ground along the two rivers and the highest along the central divide near Madisonville.<\/p>\n<p>Madison County borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/leon-county-texas\/\">Leon County<\/a> to the north, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/houston-county-texas\/\">Houston County<\/a> to the northeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/walker-county-texas\/\">Walker County<\/a> to the southeast, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/grimes-county\/\">Grimes County<\/a> to the south, and <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/brazos-county\/\">Brazos County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County had 13,455 residents at the 2020 census, a density of about 28.9 people per square mile. Madisonville and Midway are the county&#8217;s two largest communities. Median household income runs below the Texas median of $75,780, consistent with the county&#8217;s largely rural, timber- and ranching-based economy. The county is entirely rural by Census Bureau classification &mdash; it has no urban-defined population.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture, timber and cattle ranching anchor the local economy, alongside state government employment tied to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice&#8217;s Ferguson Unit, a men&#8217;s prison in an unincorporated part of the county. Madisonville, on the I-45 corridor, also draws trade from travelers between Houston and Dallas&ndash;Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Madison County was created from parts of Grimes, Leon and Walker counties in 1853 and organized in 1854. It is named for James Madison, the fourth president of the United States. Texas House member Hillary Mercer Crabb introduced the bill establishing the county while serving out the unexpired term of a predecessor.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 45 runs north&ndash;south through Madisonville, linking the county to Houston and Dallas&ndash;Fort Worth; State Highway 21 crosses it east&ndash;west toward Bryan&ndash;College Station and Crockett.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huntsville &mdash; 25 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Bryan&ndash;College Station &mdash; 30 miles west<\/li>\n<li>Crockett &mdash; 35 miles northeast<\/li>\n<li>Houston &mdash; 90 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial airport is Easterwood Airport in College Station.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Madison County, Texas?<\/strong><br \/>It lies in southeast Texas along Interstate 45, between the Trinity and Navasota rivers, roughly midway between Houston and Dallas&ndash;Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>13,455 people, per the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>472 square miles (1,220 km2), including about 6 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>Madisonville is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>Three incorporated places &mdash; Madisonville, Midway and Normangee &mdash; plus North Zulch and several smaller unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>77864 (Madisonville), 75852 (Midway) and 77872 (North Zulch).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is it named Madison County?<\/strong><br \/>It honors James Madison, the fourth U.S. president, following the naming convention used across many Texas counties in the 1850s.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/texas\/\">Towns and villages in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madison County is a county in Texas, United States, in the timberland belt between the Trinity and Navasota rivers. It had a population of 13,455 at the 2020 census and covers 472 square miles (1,220 km2) centred near 30\u00b058\u2032N 95\u00b056\u2032W. Madisonville is the county seat and its postal code is 77864. 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