Fort Madison is a city in and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States along with Keokuk. Of Iowa's 99 counties, Lee County is the only one with two county seats. The population was 10,270 at the time of the 2020 census. Located along the Mississippi River in the state's southeast corner, it lies between small bluffs along one of the widest portions of the river. Fort Madison is also the home of the Iowa State Penitentiary.
Midwest
Fort Madison
Lee County, IA
Population
10,293
Walk Score
70 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$806
Median home value
$94,200
Founded
1835
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Passenger and Freight Complex Historic District · listed 1992
- Faeth Farmstead and Orchard District · listed 2005
- Fort Madison Downtown Commercial Historic District · listed 2007
- Iowa State Penitentiary Cellhouses Historic District · listed 1992
- Park-to-Park Residential Historic District · listed 2014
Notable landmarks
- Albright House · listed 1978
- Beck, Chief Justice Joseph M., House · listed 1988
- Cattermole Memorial Library · listed 1984
- Fort Madison Bridge · listed 1999
- Fort Madison High School · listed 2015
- Lee County Courthouse · listed 1976
- McConn, Daniel, Barn · listed 2000
- Moyce-Steffens House · listed 1997
- Old Fort Madison and Battlefield (Boundary Increase) · listed 2018
- Old Fort Madison and Battlefield (Boundary Increase) · listed 2018
- Old Fort Madison Site · listed 1973
- Schlapp, George E., House · listed 1982
- Sheaffer, Craig and Virginia, House · listed 1993
- Sheaffer, Walter A., House · listed 2006
- St Mary of the Assumption Church · listed 1980
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