Webster County, Kentucky

Infobox U.S. County
county = Webster County
state = Kentucky


founded year = 1860
founded date =
seat wl = Dixon
largest city wl = Providence
area_total_sq_mi = 336
area_total_km2 = 869
area_land_sq_mi = 335
area_land_km2 = 867
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 2
area percentage = 0.28%
census yr = 2000
pop = 14120
density_sq_mi = 42
density_km2 = 16
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = www.webstercountyky.com
named for = Daniel Webster (1782–1852), American statesman.

Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. According to http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/formation.html, Webster Co. was formed from parts of the Counties of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union in 1860. As of 2000, the population is 14,120. Its county seat is DixonGR|6. The county is named for Daniel Webster. It's a prohibition or dry county.

Geography

Webster County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 336 square miles (869 km²), of which, 335 square miles (867 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.28%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Henderson County (north)
*McLean County (northeast)
*Hopkins County (south & east)
*Caldwell County (south)
*Crittenden County (southwest)
*Union County (northwest)

Demographics

USCensusPop
1870= 10937
1880= 14246
1890= 17196
1900= 20097
1910= 20974
1920= 20762
1930= 20534
1940= 19198
1950= 15555
1960= 14244
1970= 13282
1980= 14832
1990= 13955
2000= 14120
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As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 14,120 people, 5,560 households, and 4,053 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 6,250 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.63% White, 4.67% Black or African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.77% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 5,560 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were married couples living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,529, and the median income for a family was $38,208. Males had a median income of $31,149 versus $20,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,657. About 12.40% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Government Officials

* County Judge/Executive - James "Jim" Townsend
* Magistrate - Tony Felker
* Magistrate - Pete O'Nan
* Magistrate - Chad Townsend
* County Attorney - William Prow
* Coroner - Larry Vanover
* Sheriff - Frankie Springfield
* Jailer - Terry Elder
* County Surveyor - Garland Whitledge
* Property Valuation Administrator - Jeffrey Kelley
* County Clerk - Valerie Franklin
* Circuit Clerk - Amy Villines
* Conservation Officer - Josh Gunn

National Association of Counties [cite web
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Notable persons from Webster County

*Garrett L. Withers Democrat, represented Kentucky in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives
*Cale Young Rice American poet and dramatist.

*Laban Lacy Rice educator, author, and President of Cumberland University
*William O. Head mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1909 to 1913

ee also

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