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Webster County | |
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.jpg) 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 for | 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 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Webster County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.