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Government Madison, Indiana, is the county seat of Jefferson County. The city of 12,443 people is governed by a mayor, Tim Armstrong, and a seven-person city council. City Hall is located at 101 W. Main St., at the intersection of Main and West streets. Telephone: (812) 265-8300. Jefferson County is governed by a three-person county commission that includes Julie Berry, Tom Pietrykowski and Mark Cash, and a seven-person county council. The 2005 estimated population is 32,430. The Courthouse is located at 300 E. Main Street, at the intersection of Main and Jefferson streets. Telephone: (812) 265-8944. Other incorporated municipalities in Jefferson County are Hanover (population 3,768), Dupont (393) and Brooksburg (73). The Hanover Municipal Building can be reached at (812) 866-2131. In an 1805 treaty, the area that became Jefferson County was ceded by the Delaware, Eel River, Potawatomi, Miami and Wea tribes. Jefferson County became a county on Feb. 1, 1811. The first sale of lots in Madison occurred that same month. The county was named for Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States (1801-09), and the county seat for the sitting chief executive, President James Madison (1809-17). For more information on Madison, Indiana, see the city website at http://www.madison-in.gov.
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