THE MADISON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes setting.
Madison CDP has 3.2 square miles of land in Dorchester County. Its Census reference point is in Chesapeake-Pamlico Lowlands and Tidal Marshes, within Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain.
Low coastal plains contain terraces, estuaries, marshes and barrier islands. Unconsolidated sediments underlie this varied coastal setting, with forest patterns changing near streams and low-lying areas.
Regional context: Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Madison and Dorchester County
Madison is associated with Dorchester County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Madison by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within Madison, or 1.3% of its total area. It is 43.7 percentage points lower than the 45% recorded for Dorchester County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Madison CDP has 9.5 times the land area of nearby Church Creek town (0.34 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

