New Madison, Ohio

New Madison is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 892 at the 2010 census.HistoryNew Madison was platted by Zadock Smith in 1817 for purposes of land speculation, but his efforts failed; he was unable to sell any of the lots. Two years later, he sold the land to Ernestus Putnam, who replatted the village and began to sell lots in 1831; unlike Smith, Putnam saw the establishment of a successful community. The village was named after James Madison, fourth President of the United States. The first church in the community was a Presbyterian congregation. While the community's first school was founded in its early years, the building was replaced by a substantial two-story structure in 1870; it in turn was replaced by a larger built in 1897.GeographyNew Madison is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.41sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 892 people, 352 households, and 252 families residing in the village. The population density was 2175.6PD/sqmi. There were 381 housing units at an average density of 929.3/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.8% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.