Madison NH
Madison, New Hampshire Real Estate and Information
Madison is a small town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,984 at the 2002 census. Madison includes the village of Silver Lake, one of the most pristine lakes in the area.
This area was one of the first to have land grants set aside for soldiers who had survived the French and Indian War. The land covered by these grants, parts of Eaton and Albany, was incorporated in 1852 as “Madison,” in honor of President James Madison, who was born 100 years earlier.
The town is home to the Madison Boulder, the largest known glacial erratic in New England, and among the largest in the world. Madison Boulder is a huge granite rock measuring 83 feet in length, 23 feet in height above the ground, and 37 feet in width. It weighs upwards of 5,000 tons. A part of this roughly rectangular block is buried, probably to a depth of ten to twelve feet. It is located at a state park in the northwest part of town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 106.1 km² (41.0 mi²). 100.3 km² (38.7 mi²) of it is land and 5.7 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is water, comprising 5.42% of the town. Madison is drained by Forrest Brook and Silver Lake to the south and by Pequawket Brook to the north. The highest point in Madison is Lyman Mountain (1,558 feet / 475 meters above sea level).
