Webster County, Kentucky

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Webster County, Kentucky
Map
Location in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1860
Seat	Dixon
Largest city	Providence
Area - Total - Land - Water	336 sq mi (869 km²) 335 sq mi (867 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.28%
Population - (2000) - Density	14,120 42/sq mi (16/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website: www.webstercountyky.com
Named for: Daniel Webster (1782–1852), American statesman.

Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2000, the population is 14,120. Its county seat is Dixon^[1]. The county is named for Daniel Webster. It's a prohibition or dry county.

1 Geography
- 1.1 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 Government Officials
5 Notable persons from Webster County
6 See also
7 References

[edit] 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.

[edit] Adjacent counties

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

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	10,937	—
1880	14,246	30.3%
1890	17,196	20.7%
1900	20,097	16.9%
1910	20,974	4.4%
1920	20,762	-1.0%
1930	20,534	-1.1%
1940	19,198	-6.5%
1950	15,555	-19.0%
1960	14,244	-8.4%
1970	13,282	-6.8%
1980	14,832	11.7%
1990	13,955	-5.9%
2000	14,120	1.2%
http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21233.txt

As of the census^[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.