MADISON COUNTY COURT
Madison County, Mississippi was formed from a portion of Yazoo County, named for President James Madison and was originally part of the Choctaw Nation. The area which is now Madison County was claimed by Georgia until 1804 when it was ceded to the Mississippi Territory. Located in central Mississippi, Madison County has benefitted from the growth of the Jackson metropolitan area, even though Jackson is in Hinds County. Towns in Madison County include Camden, Farmhaven, Canton, Flora, Ridgeland and Madison.
The first County Seat of Madison County was the Big Black River landing town of Beattie’s Bluff, and the second was Livingston. Canton serves as the County Seat of Madison County. Madison began as an agricultural area; in 1860 the county ranked third in the state for growing corn, fourth for growing cotton, fifth for growing Irish potatoes, and first for growing sweet potatoes. At that time, there were only 169 industrial workers, with the majority of those employed in blacksmith shops and mills. During that same time Madison County had thirty-nine churches with a greater variety of denominations than most of the state.
Belle Kearney, Madison County native, attended the Canton Ladies Academy, later emerging as a leader in the state movements for women’s suffrage. By 1930, Canton was known for having more than six thousand farms, growing cotton and corn and raising cattle. By the 1960’s, Madison County’s population had slightly declined to about 33,000, remaining largely agricultural, with more than a third of all workers employed in the agricultural industries. Today, agriculture, including cotton, soybeans, cattle and forestry remain Madison County industries.
By 2010, Madison County had nearly 100,000 residents, growing 190 percent since 1960. Today, Madison County has one of Mississippi’s lowest poverty rates, thanks in part to the 2002 opening of a Nissan plant in the county. Visitors and residents alike will enjoy the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, the Mississippi Children’s Museum, the Medgar Evers Home, the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, the Natchez Trace Multi-Use Trail, the Ridgeland Bike Trail, the Old Capitol Museum, the Winner’s Circle Park, the Mississippi Agricultural & Forestry Museum, the Eudora Welty House and Gardens, LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, the Sweet Olive Boat Tours and the Antique Mall of the South.
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