Everything about Webster County Missouri totally explained
Webster County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Missouri. As of 2000, the population was 31,045. Its
county seat is
Marshfield. The county was organized in 1855 and named for
Senator and
Secretary of State Daniel Webster.
Webster County is part of the
Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
On
April 18,
1880, an intense
tornado measuring F4 on the
Fujita scale struck Marshfield. Its damage path was wide and long. The tornado killed 99 people and injured 100, and it's said that 10% of Marshfield's residents were killed and all but 15 of its buildings were destroyed.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 594 square miles (1,538 km²), of which, 593 square miles (1,537 km²) of it's land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.06%) is water.
Adjacent counties
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 31,045 people, 11,073 households, and 8,437 families residing in the county. The
population density was 52 people per square mile (20/km²). There were 12,052 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.20%
White, 1.16%
Black or
African American, 0.65%
Native American, 0.26%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.31% from
other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 1.29% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 11,073 households out of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.00% were
married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.80% were non-families. 20.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.70% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 101.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $31,929, and the median income for a family was $36,934. Males had a median income of $28,168 versus $20,768 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,502. About 9.60% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.00% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over.
Cities and towns
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