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Population 3,988
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The City of Madisonville originally began as the Town of Tellico, an Indian Village, founded in 1819. In the 1830's, James Madison Greenway, a State Representative for Monroe County, presented a petition from the residents of Tellico to change the name of the town to Madisonville, in honor of former U.S. President, James Madison. Madisonville was incorporated on May 16, 1850. Madisonville is centrally located in Monroe County, Tennessee where it is the County Seat. |
15 minutes to the Cherokee National Forest 15 minutes to the Cherohala Skyway 45 minutes to Knoxville 75 minutes to Chattanooga 30 minutes to Maryville |
40 minutes to McGhee Tyson Airport - Alcoa
15 minutes to the Ft. Loudon Historical Park 15 minutes to Sequoyah Museum 5 minutes to the Lost Sea 75 minutes to Cades Cove Park |
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Monroe County Courthouse Built in 1897 |
Hiwassee College 2 year Junior College Founded in 1849 |
Population (year 2000): 3,939.
Estimated population in
July 2005: 4,352 (+10.5% change)
Males: 1,863 (47.3%), Females: 2,076 (52.7%)
Elevation: 968 feet
County: Monroe
Land area: 5.8 square miles
Zip code: 37354
Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $29,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $76,300 (year 2000)
Races in Madisonville:
Ancestries: United States (27.7%), Irish (9.7%), German (6.4%), English (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), Dutch (2.0%).
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 37.3 | 40.9 | 49.1 | 57.3 | 65.5 | 73.4 | 77.3 | 76.2 | 70.3 | 58.6 | 48.9 | 40.5 |
| High temperature (°F) | 47.4 | 52.3 | 61.3 | 70.5 | 77.9 | 84.9 | 88.2 | 87.4 | 81.7 | 71.5 | 60.6 | 51.0 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 27.1 | 29.3 | 36.8 | 44.0 | 53.1 | 61.8 | 66.2 | 65.1 | 58.8 | 45.6 | 37.1 | 30.0 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 82 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 85 | 83 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 64 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 59 | 64 |
| Sunshine (%) | 40 | 47 | 53 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Days clear of clouds | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Cloudy days | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.6 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
