Webster County, Nebraska

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Webster County is a county located in the state of Nebraska. As of 2000, the population is 4,061. Its county seat is Red Cloud6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,489 km² (575 mi²). 1,489 km² (575 mi²) of it is land and 0 km² (0 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.02% water.

Demographics

Webster County
Population by decade

1870 - 16
1880 - 7,104
1890 - 11,210
1900 - 11,619
1910 - 12,008
1920 - 10,922
1930 - 10,210
1940 - 8,701
1950 - 7,395
1960 - 6,224
1970 - 5,396
1980 - 4,858
1990 - 4,279
2000 - 4,061

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4,061 people, 1,708 households, and 1,118 families residing in the county. The population density is 3/km² (7/mi²). There are 1,972 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (3/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.10% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,708 households out of which 26.80% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% are married couples living together, 5.00% have a female householder with no husband present, and 34.50% are non-families. 32.60% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 2.89.

In the county the population is spread out with 23.60% under the age of 18, 4.60% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 24.30% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 44 years. For every 100 females there are 92.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $30,026, and the median income for a family is $36,513. Males have a median income of $26,555 versus $18,480 for females. The per capita income for the county is $16,802. 11.20% of the population and 7.70% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 13.50% of those under the age of 18 and 10.50% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.




Cities and villages


Regions of Nebraska Flag of Nebraska
Panhandle - Pine Ridge - Sand Hills - Wildcat Hills
Largest cities
Alliance - Beatrice - Bellevue - Columbus - Fremont - Gering - Grand Island - Hastings - Kearney - La Vista - Lexington - Lincoln - McCook - Norfolk - North Platte - Omaha - Papillion - Scottsbluff - South Sioux City - York
Counties

Adams - Antelope - Arthur - Banner - Blaine - Boone - Box Butte - Boyd - Brown - Buffalo - Burt - Butler - Cass - Cedar - Chase - Cherry - Cheyenne - Clay - Colfax - Cuming - Custer - Dakota - Dawes - Dawson - Deuel - Dixon - Dodge - Douglas - Dundy - Fillmore - Franklin - Frontier - Furnas - Gage - Garden - Garfield - Gosper - Grant - Greeley - Hall - Hamilton - Harlan - Hayes - Hitchcock - Holt - Hooker - Howard - Jefferson - Johnson - Kearney - Keith - Keya Paha - Kimball - Knox - Lancaster - Lincoln - Logan - Loup - Madison - McPherson - Merrick - Morrill - Nance - Nemaha - Nuckolls - Otoe - Pawnee - Perkins - Phelps - Pierce - Platte - Polk - Red Willow - Richardson - Rock - Saline - Sarpy - Saunders - Scotts Bluff - Seward - Sheridan - Sherman - Sioux - Stanton - Thayer - Thomas - Thurston - Valley - Washington - Wayne - Webster - Wheeler - York

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