Madison is the
capital of the
State of
Wisconsin and the
county seat of
Dane County. As of July 1, 2013, Madison had an estimated population of 243,344, making it the second largest city in Wisconsin, after
Milwaukee, and the
83rd largest in the United States. The city forms the core of the
United States Census Bureau's
Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Dane County and neighboring
Iowa,
Green, and
Columbia counties. The Madison
Metropolitan Statistical Area had a 2010 population of 568,593.