Biohazard and Pathogen Disinfection in Madison Lake, MN

Madison Lake is a small city in Blue Earth County that sits on the northwest shore of Madison Lake, the lake it is named after — which itself was named for President James Madison.

The Madison Lake area was first settled in 1871, and the townsite was originally known as Barclay's addition after L. S. Barclay, to whom the land was deeded in 1881.

Madison Lake was platted on January 17, 1885, a post office opened the same year, and the community was incorporated in 1892.

The railroad reached Madison Lake in 1884, and the abandoned rail line through town has been converted into the Sakatah Singing Hills State Trail.

On December 23, 1910, a fire devastated four blocks of downtown Madison Lake, causing an estimated $100,000 in damage at the time.

Madison Lake had a population of 1,247 at the 2020 census, up nearly 23 percent from 1,017 in 2010, making it one of the faster-growing small cities in the Mankato metropolitan area.

Madison Lake counted 394 households at the 2010 census, and its residents skew young, with a median age of just 33.3 years at that census.

For most of its history Madison Lake was a tiny village of a few hundred people — it counted only 643 residents as recently as 1990 before its recent growth spurt.

Minnesota State Highway 60 is the main route through Madison Lake, with U.S. Route 14 passing nearby.

The Madison Lake Watershed and Lake Association is a local nonprofit dedicated to protecting the water quality of Madison Lake for future generations.