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Madison

About Madison

Population

248,951 in city
628,947 in metro

Size

136 km² (53 mi²)

Altitude

263.045598634 m

Madison is the capital of Wisconsin and site of the University of Wisconsin, one of the largest in the United States. Located in the south-central part of the state, Madison is culturally progressive with a large diversified employment base that extends beyond government and education to include finance, insurance, and high-tech manufacturing. The city is built on an isthmus between two lakes, Lake Monona and Lake Mendota. The State Capitol Building dominates the isthmus, and height restrictions keep other buildings from rising higher than the rotunda.

Boroughs

East (10), Far West (7), Isthmus (109), Near West (39), South Central (6), West (13)

Metro Cities

Baraboo, Cambridge, Fitchburg, Madison, McFarland, Middleton, Monona, Plain, Prairie du Sac, Shorewood Hills, Stoughton, Verona, Waunakee, Wisconsin Dells

No. of Buildings

No.	Current status
322	All Buildings
279	existing
9	planned
22	unbuilt
12	demolished

Tallest Buildings

#	Building	Height	Year
1	Wisconsin State Capitol	284 ft	1917
2	Van Hise Hall	241 ft	1967
3	Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences Building	204 ft	1966
4	WARF Building	181 ft	1970
5	Grainger Hall	180 ft	1993

Building types

No.	Type
232	low-rise building
65	high-rise building
8	mast (pole)
6	house
3	stadium
2	church
2	monumental hall
1	mast (wired)
1	open-air structure
1	skyscraper
1	building with towers

Other buildings

No.	Type
2	Famous buildings
16	Buildings with construction images