Madison (Madison) is American is the Wisconsin state capital of Dane county and county government, also ranked forty-first in the US NEWS rankings in the main campus of University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin at Madison located. In 2006 the population of 223389 people, makes Madison of Wisconsin's second largest city, after the milwaukee. At the same time, is also the nation's eighty-second largest city. Madison is a leading member of America Census Bureau Madison metropolitan area, the metropolitan area also includes the Dane county and neighboring Iowa and Columbia county. The Madison metropolitan area population in 2006 is estimated to be 543022 people, but also some of the most rapid population growth will one. The State Capitol building and other government agencies and more between Downtown Lake Mendota and lake Monona on the narrow bridge.