Madrid, Alabama

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• Madrid wheelchair bound man convicted of drug distribution
  

  A Geneva County jury convicted a wheelchair bound Madrid man Tuesday of distribution of crack cocaine.

• Voluntary firefighter charged with trafficking meth
  

  Houston County Sheriff Andy Hughes said 30-year-old Gene Chandler Elliott Jr., of Cottonwood also faces felony theft charges.

• Firefighter Arrested for Receiving Stolen Property, Drug Trafficking
  

  A traffic stop on Gene Elliot Jr. in Madrid leads to Houston County sheriff's deputies executing a search warrant on the Old Madrid Volunteer Fire Station, where Elliot was staying.

• Man charged in peanut company burglary
  

  Houston County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Madrid man Tuesday and charged him with burglary and theft of an area peanut company.

• Wiregrass Municipal Elections: New Mayors
  

  Twelve Wiregrass towns are welcoming new mayors after Tuesday night's municipal elections.

City Description

Madrid is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 303. The correct pronunciation for the town is MAD drid with emphasis on the first syallable; rather than Mah DRID like the largest city in Spain. Madrid is located at 31°2′6″N 85°23′50″W / 31.035, -85.39722 (31.034941, -85.397222). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 303 people, 119 households, and 89 families residing in the town. The population density was 156.1 people per square mile (60.3/km²). There were 134 housing units at an average density of 69.0/sq mi (26.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 82.84% White, 16.17% Black or African American, 0.33% Asian, and 0.66% from two or more races. There were 119 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who

City Contained By:

• Houston County
• Alabama

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 4.92097740964 km squared

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