Webster City, Iowa

Webster City, Iowa
—  City  —
Location of Webster City, Iowa
Coordinates: 42°27′59″N 93°49′14″W
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Hamilton
Area
• Total	8.6 sq mi (22.2 km2)
• Land	8.6 sq mi (22.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,040 ft (317 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	8,176
• Density	955.5/sq mi (368.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	50595
Area code(s)	515
FIPS code	19-83145
GNIS feature ID	0462774

Webster City is a city in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,070 at the United States 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Hamilton County. Webster City is known as 'Boone River Country' with the Boone River meandering along the east side of the city from north to south. Webster City is home to several large companies that have global reach, including Vantec, Inc., Van Diest Supply Company, McMurray Hatchery, Webster City Custom Meats, Mary Ann's Specialty Foods, and Seneca Foundry. The city, which serves as the county seat, has no courthouse square. Webster City sits along Highway 20, a four lane east-west corridor through north central Iowa, approximately 12 miles west of Interstate 35. Webster City boasts a municipal airport with a 4,007 ft runway and full time FBO. The local radio station is KQWC.^{[citation needed]} Webster City is located at a junction of lines of the Canadian National and Union Pacific Railroads.

Geography

Webster City is located at 42°27′59″N 93°49′14″W (42.466300, -93.820582).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.6 square miles (22 km²), of which, 8.6 square miles (22 km²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,176 people, 3,502 households, and 2,227 families residing in the city. The population density was 955.5 people per square mile (368.8/km²). There were 3,679 housing units at an average density of 430.0 per square mile (165.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.41% White, 0.33% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 3,502 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,582, and the median income for a family was $44,342. Males had a median income of $30,404 versus $23,163 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,057. About 5.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Jennifer Simpson, Olympic distance runner
• Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, sculptor
• MacKinlay Kantor, writer and 1956 Fiction Pullitzer Prize winner for his novel Andersonville.
• Clark R. Mollenhoff, journalist and 1958 Pullitzer Prize winner for Journalism in the category of National Reporting (Des Moines Register and Tribune).
• Ben Larson, PGA, Tournament Rules Official NGA Hooters Tour
• Rod Rust, Football coach
• Jeremy Ferguson (Jinxx), Black Veil Brides Rhythm Guitarist & Violinist

External links

• City website
• Freeman Journal newspaper
• Webster City Tourism website
• Webster City Economic Development