Webster County, Mississippi
Webster County | |
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Cemetery of Greensboro Baptist Church in Webster County. The large white marble tombstone marks the grave of William F. Brantley, General, C.S.A. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi | |
Mississippi's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′N 89°17′W / 33.61°N 89.28°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Named after | Daniel Webster |
| Seat | Walthall |
| Largest city | Eupora |
| Area | |
• Total | 423 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 421 sq mi (1,090 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,926 |
| • Density | 23/sq mi (9.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
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Webster County is a county located in center of the U.S. state of Mississippi, bordered on the south by the Big Black River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,926.
The county was organized in 1874 during the Reconstruction era; the biracial legislature named it after Massachusetts statesman Daniel Webster. Its county seat is Walthall, designated in 1876.
After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Webster County voters established this as a "dry county." In 2018 the legislature passed a bill allowing the transport of alcohol through even dry counties in the state.