Webster County, Kentucky
| Webster County, Kentucky | |
 Webster County Courthouse in Dixon, Kentucky
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 Location in the state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1860 |
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| Named for | Daniel Webster (1782–1852), American statesman. |
| Seat | Dixon |
| Largest city | Providence |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
335.68 sq mi (869 km²) 334.75 sq mi (867 km²) 0.93 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 |
Webster County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Webster County was formed in 1860 from parts of the counties of Henderson, Hopkins, and Union.[1] As of 2000, the population is 14,120. Its county seat is Dixon[2]. The county was named for American statesman Daniel Webster (1782-1852). It was mainly pro-Confederate during the American Civil War and was the site several skirmishes and some guerrilla warfare. It is a prohibition or dry county.
Webster County is part of the Evansville, IN-KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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[edit] Geography
Webster County is part of the Western Coal Fields region of Kentucky. According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 335.68 square miles (869.4 km2), of which 334.75 square miles (867.0 km2) (or 99.72%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 0.28%) is water.[3]
[edit] Adjacent counties
- Henderson County (north)
- McLean County (northeast)
- Hopkins County (southeast)
- Caldwell County (south)
- Crittenden County (southwest)
- Union County (northwest)
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 14,120 people, 5,560 households, and 4,053 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 per square mile (16 /km2). There were 6,250 housing units at an average density of 19 per square mile (7.3 /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.
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[edit] Government officials
- County Judge/Executive - James "Jim" Townsend
- Magistrate - Tony Felker
- Magistrate - Pete O'Nan
- 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
National Association of Counties[5]
[edit] Notable natives
- Robert A. Baker, psychologist, author, influential skeptic, and Past Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
- William O. Head, mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1909 to 1913
- Kristen Johnson, Miss Kentucky USA 2005, 2nd runner-up Miss USA 2005, Miss Kentucky Teen USA 2000, 2nd runner-up Miss Teen USA 2000, Miss Photogenic
- Chris Knight, musician/songwriter.
- Cale Young Rice, American poet and dramatist.
- Laban Lacy Rice, educator, author, and President of Cumberland University
- Garrett L. Withers, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/formation.html
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Data & Demographics". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930181627/http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Data_and_Demographics&Template=/cffiles/counties/county.cfm&id=21233. Retrieved 2007-06-11.
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