Madera, CA Public Records
Madera is an incorporated city in Madera County with an estimated population of 69,094 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 19.7 square miles of land. That is up about 2,813 residents since the 2020 Census base. It was incorporated on 3/20/1907, according to the city's California Roster entry.
🏢 Madera City Clerk
The city clerk keeps Madera's own official records: city council agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, campaign and conflict-of-interest (Form 700) filings, and responses to California Public Records Act requests. In California, the city clerk does not issue birth, death or marriage certificates or record deeds; those come from the county offices below. The address and phone shown are those the city reported to the Secretary of State; ask for the clerk's office when you call.
🏢 Madera City Clerk
| City Clerk | Alicia Gonzales |
| City Hall address | 205 W. 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637 |
| City Hall phone | (559) 661-5400 |
| Office hours | Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| cityclerkinfo@madera.gov | |
| Official website | www.madera.gov |
| Source | 2026 California Roster, CA Secretary of State ↗ |
🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Madera
Madera is in Madera County. Court cases are handled by the county's Superior Court, and birth, death and public marriage records and recorded property documents (deeds) are kept by the County Recorder.
📍 Madera County at a Glance
| County | Madera County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 165,432 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Main Courthouse (Superior Court of California, County of Madera)
| Address | 200 South G Street, Madera, CA 93637 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (559) 901-3212 |
| Hours | Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Records available | Court case files: all case types (civil, criminal, family, probate, small claims, traffic, juvenile) |
| Official website | madera.courts.ca.gov |
| Sources | madera.courts.ca.gov/…/madera-superior-court ↗ courts.ca.gov/…/find-your-court ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
📜 Madera County Recorder
| Address | County Government Center, 200 West 4th Street, Madera, CA 93637 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (559) 675-7724 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Certified copies of birth and death records (all years) and public marriage records; recorded property documents (deeds) |
| Good to know | Confidential marriage records are kept by the County Clerk. Birth and death records from the current and prior year are also available from the county health department (local registrar). |
| Official website | madera-county.com |
| Sources | cdph.ca.gov/…/county-registrars-and-recorders.aspx ↗ cdph.ca.gov/…/Obtaining-Vital-Records-From-County-Offi ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
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