Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Madison (Ill.)

MADISON, town in Madison co., Ill., two miles from St. Louis, Mo. A dozen different railway systems meet in vicinity, and the town is almost wholly industrial. The manufacturing establishments include iron and steel mills, railroad shops, lead plants, and stone mills. The town has schools and libraries. Pop. (1910) 5,046; (1920) 4,996.