The population density was 3,037.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,172.6/km2). Madison has six commercial stations, two public television stations and two religious stations. [115] They have performed with fellow Wisconsin residents Les Paul and Steve Miller. [160] Parks in the city include James Madison Park, which has views of Lake Mendota, Frank W. Hoyt Park, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Garner park, where the Madison Opera hold an 'Opera in the Park' event,[161] and Warner Park, which is home to the stadium for the baseball team the Madison Mallards. Madison was ranked in 2017 as the top city in the United States for tech growth. [58], The Evangelical Lutheran Synod has three churches in Madison: Grace Lutheran Church,[59] Holy Cross Lutheran Church,[60] and Our Saviour's Lutheran Church. 2 on Newsmax magazine's list of the "Top 25 Most Uniquely American Cities and Towns," a piece written by CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg. Read the latest Sports headlines from Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks & Brewers, University of Wisconsin Football and Madison High Schools.Football and Madison High Schools. [182] There were 53 homicides reported by Madison Police from 2000 to 2009. II), 1983 The UW–Madison teams play their home-field sporting events in venues in and around Madison. Wright, who spent much of his childhood in Madison and studied briefly at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was based at Taliesin in nearby Spring Green for most of his career. 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