Madison, KS

Madison is a city in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States, along the Verdigris River. The 2020 census counted 689 residents. Madison was founded in 1872, northwest of the present town. In 1879, the town was relocated to its present site when the Howard Branch of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad was built from Emporia to Moline. The Madison Bulldogs won the Kansas State High School boys class 1A basketball championship in 1976 and the 1A football championship in 1984. That mix gives Madison a clear local shape within Kansas, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.