The city lies in the I-696 and I-75 corridor and is served by two primary school districts, Lamphere and Madison, as well as a full-service municipal government. Today, Madison Heights' mayor is Edward Swanson. Madison Heights is part of Oakland County's Automation Alley.
In Irish folklore, a bean sidhe (literally woman of fairyland) was not a welcome guest. When she was seen combing her hair or heard wailing beneath a window, it was considered a sign that a family member was about to die.
es Sidhe: The people of the hills. It was one of the names given to the old Irish gods, the Tuatha de Danaan, when they retreated under the hills (sidhe) after their defeat by the Milesians. A ghr !: Irish Gaelic for O love!.