60 Facts About Madison Wisconsin

Madison Wisconsin is named for American Founding Father and President James Madison Wisconsin.

The city is located on the traditional land of the Ho-Chunk, and the Madison Wisconsin area is known as Dejope, meaning "four lakes", or Taychopera, meaning "land of the four lakes", in the Ho-Chunk language.

Madison Wisconsin is home to nine National Historic Landmarks, including several buildings designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, such as his 1937 Jacobs I House, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Madison has long been a center for progressive political activity, protests, and demonstrations, and contemporary Madison is considered the most politically liberal city in Wisconsin.

Madison Wisconsin is a popular visitor destination, with tourism generating over $1 billion for Dane County's economy in 2018.

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Madison Wisconsin had James Slaughter plat two cities in the area, Madison and "The City of Four Lakes", near present-day Middleton.

Cornerstone for the Madison Wisconsin capitol was laid in 1837, and the legislature first met there in 1838.

Madison Wisconsin was incorporated as a village in 1846, with a population of 626.

When Wisconsin became a state in 1848, Madison remained the capital, and the following year it became the site of the University of Wisconsin.

Madison Wisconsin incorporated as a city in 1856, with a population of 6, 863, leaving the unincorporated remainder as a separate Town of Madison Wisconsin.

Camp Randall, on the west side of Madison Wisconsin, was built and used as a training camp, a military hospital, and a prison camp for captured Confederate soldiers.

In early 2011, Madison Wisconsin was the site for large protests against a bill proposed by Governor Scott Walker that abolished almost all collective bargaining for public worker unions.

Downtown Madison Wisconsin is located on an isthmus between Lakes Mendota and Monona.

The turning point in Madison Wisconsin's development was the university's 1954 decision to develop its experimental farm on the western edge of town; since then, the city has grown substantially along suburban lines.

The capitol square holds a number of public events for the city of Madison Wisconsin including the Dane County Farmers' Market, Concerts on the Square, Taste of Madison Wisconsin and Art Fair on the Square.

Park Street Area is located in the south of Madison Wisconsin, and contains multiple official neighborhoods, including the Burr Oaks Neighborhood Association and Greenbush.

Madison Wisconsin is the episcopal see for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison Wisconsin.

Bethel Lutheran Church of the Evangelical Church in America, in downtown Madison Wisconsin, is one of the largest Lutheran congregations in the country.

Nation's third largest congregation of Unitarian Universalists, the First Unitarian Society of Madison Wisconsin, makes its home in the historic Unitarian Meeting House, designed by one of its members, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Madison Wisconsin is home to the Freedom from Religion Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes the separation of church and state.

Madison Wisconsin's economy is marked by the sectors of tech business and state employment.

Underpinning the boom is the development of high-tech companies, many fostered by UW–Madison Wisconsin working with local businesses and entrepreneurs to transfer the results of academic research into real-world applications, especially bio-tech applications.

Forbes magazine reported in 2004 that Madison Wisconsin had the highest percentage of individuals holding Ph.

Madison Wisconsin was named in a number of Forbes 'Ten Best Cities' lists several times in the early 21st century.

University of Madison Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics is an important regional teaching hospital and regional trauma center, with strengths in transplant medicine, oncology, digestive disorders, and endocrinology.

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Insurance companies based in Madison Wisconsin include American Family Insurance, CUNA Mutual Group, and National Guardian Life.

Technology companies in Madison Wisconsin include Broadjam, Zendesk, Full Compass Systems, Raven Software, and TDS Telecom.

Some economic growth in Madison Wisconsin is driven by biotech and health information technology.

Madison Wisconsin is home to unique foods such as the large spring-rolls sold from the food carts on the Capital Square and State Street, particularly in warmer months.

Some restaurants in Madison follow the general Wisconsin supper club practice of restaurants serving "Friday fish fry, Saturday prime rib special, Sunday chicken dinner special.

Wright, who spent much of his childhood in Madison and studied briefly at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was based at Taliesin in nearby Spring Green for most of his career.

Madison Wisconsin is home to a number of nightclubs, gay bars and live music venues.

Madison Wisconsin is home to the LBGTQA festival, Fruit Fest, celebrating queer culture and LGBT allies.

Madison Wisconsin has independent art studios, galleries, and arts organizations, with events such as Art Fair Off the Square.

Music Theatre of Madison Wisconsin is a professional musical theater company that performs new and lesser-known musicals in a variety of venues.

Madison Wisconsin has one comedy club, the Comedy Club on State, owned by the Paras family.

Madison Wisconsin has other options for more alternative humor, featuring several improv groups, such as Atlas Improv Company, Monkey Business Institute, and open mic nights.

Madison Wisconsin was host to Rhythm and Booms, a large fireworks celebration coordinated to music.

In 2014, the Madison Wisconsin Capitols made their return to the Madison Wisconsin area following 19 years of dormancy.

Madison Wisconsin is home to the Madison Wisconsin Mallards, a college wood-bat summer baseball league team in the Northwoods League.

Madison Wisconsin is known for its extensive biking infrastructure, with numerous bike paths and bike lanes throughout the city.

In 2015 Madison Wisconsin was awarded platinum level Bicycle Friendly Community designation from the League of American Bicyclists, one of only five cities in the US to receive this level.

Madison Wisconsin has an active amateur sports scene, with ultimate, endurance sports, and soccer being common pastimes.

Madison Wisconsin has several active ultimate disc leagues organized through the nonprofit Madison Wisconsin Ultimate Frisbee Association.

Roller derby league, Madison Wisconsin Roller Derby, was formed in Madison Wisconsin in 2004 and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

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Madison is home to Wisconsin United Roller Derby, a member league of the Men's Roller Derby Association.

Madison Wisconsin is the heart of in the United States House of Representatives, represented by Mark Pocan.

Madison Wisconsin Country Day School is a private high school with no religious affiliation.

Madison Wisconsin has a non-credit learning community with multiple programs and many private businesses offering classes.

Madison Wisconsin is home to an extensive and varied number of print publications, reflecting the city's role as the state capital and its diverse political, cultural and academic population.

Madison Wisconsin is associated with "Fighting Bob" La Follette and the Progressive movement.

Madison Wisconsin has three large media companies that own the majority of the commercial radio stations within the market.

Madison Wisconsin is home to Mid-West Family Broadcasting, which is an independently owned broadcasting company that originated and is headquartered in Madison Wisconsin.

Madison Wisconsin has six commercial stations, two public television stations and two religious stations.

Madison Wisconsin is served by the Dane County Regional Airport, which serves nearly 2.

Madison Wisconsin Metro operates bus routes throughout the city and to some neighboring suburbs.

Madison Wisconsin has four taxicab companies, and several companies provide specialized transit for individuals with disabilities.

Several carsharing services are available in Madison Wisconsin, including Community Car, a locally owned company, and U-Haul subsidiary Uhaul Car Share.

Plans to establish Amtrak service within the city of Madison Wisconsin were revived in 2021, pending federal legislative action, Madison Wisconsin is again slated to receive a rail link to Chicago via Milwaukee, likely with an expansion of the Hiawatha Service.

US 12, frequently referred to by locals as the Beltline, is a six- to eight-lane freeway serving the south and west sides of Madison Wisconsin and is the main link from the western suburb of Middleton to Cambridge.