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Quick Facts:

Organized . . . Oct. 1, 1812
Classification . . . Third
Namesake . . . Madrid, Spain
Total Area . . . 697 sq. mi.
Population by Census:

2025 . . . 15,086*
2020 . . . 16,434
2000 . . . 19,760
1980 . . . 22,945
1960 . . . 31,350
1940 . . . 39,787**
1920 . . . 25,180
1900 . . . 11,280
1880 . . . 7,694
1860 . . . 5,654
1840 . . . 4,554
1820 . . . 2,296

*Estimate
**Peak

Organized Cities & Villages (15):

Catron . . . 41
Canalou . . . 158
Gideon . . . 780
Howardville . . . 76
Lilbourn . . . 994
Marston . . . 397
Matthews . . . 538
Morehouse . . . 741
New Madrid . . . 2,787*
North Lilbourn . . . 22
Parma . . . 547
Portageville . . . 2,942**
Risco . . . 286
Sikeston . . . 16,291***
Tallapoosa . . . 78

*County seat
**Largest city within New Madrid County
***Largest city adjacent Scott County

Public School Districts (6):

East Prairie R-II
Gideon 37
New Madrid County R-I
Portageville
Risco R-II
Sikeston R-VI

Legislative & Judicial Subdivisions:

State House District . . . 149th
State Senate District . . . 25th
U.S. Congressional District . . . MO-8th

State Judicial Circuit . . . 34th
State Appellate District . . . Southern District, Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court . . . Missouri Eastern District
U.S. Court of Appeals Circuit . . . 8th

Administrative Subdivisions:

Missouri Department of Transportation District . . . Southeast
Missouri Partnership Region . . . Cape Girardeau
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Region . . . Memphis District, Mississippi Valley Division

Mississippi River above Birds Point (Action 38' // 312.53' ASL)
Mississippi River at New Madrid (Action 30' // 285.48' ASL)
Mississippi River above Tiptonville (Action 34' // 279.14' ASL)

Reference Maps:

District maps on the Polling Locations page
General maps on the County Directory page
Roadway maps on the Highway Department page

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