Webster County (Mississippi)
The Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Walthall. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County is located in north-central Mississippi and has an area of 1096 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered by the following counties:
History
The Webster County was formed on April 6, 1874 from parts of Chickasaw, Choctaw, Montgomery and Oktibbeha County. It was named after Daniel Webster (1782-1852), a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1827-1841, 1845-1850) and Secretary of State (1841-1843, 1850-1852 ).
Demographic data
2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Webster County 10,294 people in 3,905 households and 2,877 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 77.55 percent White, 20.93 percent Black or African American, 0.11 percent Native American, 0.17 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 0.84 percent from other races groups; 0.39 percent were descended from two or more races. 1.69 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, were members of the various groups mentioned.
Of the 3,905 households out of which 33.9 percent of children under the age of 18 living with them. 56.2 percent were married couples living together, 13.1 percent were single mothers and 26.3 percent were non-families. 24.0 percent of all households were single-person households, and 12.2 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size is 3.07 people.
26.1 percent of the population was under 18 years old, 9.0 percent between 18 to 24, 26.6 percent between 25 and 44, 21.8 percent between 45 and 64 years old and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males to 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.
The average income of a household was $ 28,834, for a family is $ 34,969. Males had a median income of $ 27,297, women $ 19,627. The per capita income was $ 14,109. Approximately 14.8 percent of families and 18.7 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Cities and Towns
- Alva
- Bellefontaine
- Cumberland
- Dancy
- Eupora
- Hohenlinden
- Maben1
- Mantee
- Mathiston2
- Old Greensboro
- Pellez
- Sapa
- Spring Valley
- Ticky Bend
- Tomnolen
- Walthall
1 - partially in Oktibbeha County 2 - partially in Choctaw County