Madison County, Alabama

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Madison County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 334,811, making it the third-most populous county in Alabama.[1] The county seat is Huntsville.[2] The county is named in honor of James Madison,[3] fourth President of the United States of America.

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  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 196.