Madison County Extension Office

Meet the Staff  &  Directions Office Hours: 8:00-4:30

Walter B. Harris County Agent Coordinator Charles Stone Agricultural Center 819 Cook Avenue Huntsville, AL 35801 Phone: (256) 532-1578 Fax: (256) 532-1581 Email Us

• Madison County Quarterly Newsletter (July 2008 Edition)
• 2007 Madison County Annual Report
• Madison County 4-H  
• Northeast Alabama 4-H Region 2
• Master Gardeners Association of North Alabama
• Tri-County Master Gardeners
• Farmers Market Authority
• Madison County Advisory Board Questionnaire
• Success Stories
• ACES Timely Information
• Madison County Extension Calendar
• Madison County Maps
• Official site of the State of Alabama
• US Census Information on Madison County
• Other WWW Links - University sites, Extension sites, Affiliated Associations, Government sites, Corporate sites, etc.
• HLI - Indice de Recursos en Español

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Got Gardening Questions ? Ask Ken!	Kenneth Creel, Regional Extension Agent for Limestone, Madison and Morgan Counties holds a BS and MS degrees from Alabama A&M University and is the Regional Master Gardener Program Coordinator .  Ken     joins www.wkac1080.com each Wednesday from 10-11 a.m. on the morning show. Call and talk with Ken at 232-6827 or 232-6828 or e-mail Ken a question-just click here
You can also contact the Northwest Alabama Master Gardener hotline at: 1-877-252-4769 and speak to a trained Master Gardener.

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About Madison County

Madison County was shared by the Cherokee and Chickasaw Indians. Neither tribe had a settlement here, but both made use of the plentiful wildlife. The Chickasaws owned the west side of the county and the Cherokees the east.

Madison County was incorporated in 1808 and was named for James Madison. In 1808, the population was 5,000 and by 1816 had grown to 14,000. By 1819, when Alabama became a state, Madison County's population was 20,000.

This urban Alabama county's population is made up of 189,197 whites, 48,116 blacks, and 12,984 hispanics and others. There are 73 educational outlets in the county, and most citizens have completed four years of college.

Major agricultural crops in Madison County include cotton, wheat, soybeans, corn and beef cattle. Watercress is also grown. NASA and Redstone Arsenal make defense the major industry. It is also the home of of the Alabama Space and Rocket Center and Early Works.

The Madison County Extension Office has 15 full-time and one part-time employee. There are about 37 volunteers who help with Extension programs. About 4,000 youth are involved in 4-H.