Webster County (Missouri)
The Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 36 202 inhabitants and a population density of 23.6 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Marshfield.
By County leads the former Route 66. Probably the best known motorway link between Chicago, Illinois and Santa Monica, California
Geography
The County is located in south-central Missouri in the Ozark Plateau, is about 80 km from Arkansas away. It has an area of 1538 square kilometers, of which 1 square kilometers of water surface. At the Webster County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Webster County was formed in 1855. It was named after Daniel Webster (1782-1852), an American politician, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State.
On April 18, 1880 tornado destroyed large parts of this area, with 99 deaths and more than 100 injured.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Webster County 36 202 people in 12,928 households. The population density was 23.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.
The racial the population was composed of 96.3 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.7 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
In the 12,928 households lived statistically 2.71 per person.
27.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 13.1 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,889. The per capita income was $ 18,699. 16.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Webster County
Citys
- Fordland
- Marshfield
- Niangua
- Rogersville1
- Seymour
Village
- Diggins
Unincorporated communities
- Beach
- Bumgarden Ford
- Caddo
- Cedar gap2
- Conklin
- Cross Way
- Crown
- Duncan
- Elkland
- If Finley
- Forkners Hill
- Henderson
- Holman
- Johnston Ford
- Lindstrew Ford
- Northview
- Olga
- Red Top
- Sampson
- Vance
- Waldo
- ZENAR
1 - partly in Greene County 2 - predominantly in Wright County
Structure
The Webster County is divided into 15 townships: