Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 10,294 people, 3,905 households, and 2,877 families residing in the county. The population density

Population density

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 was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 4,344 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 77.55% White

Race (United States Census)

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, 20.93% Black

Race (United States Census)

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 or African American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.11% Native American

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.17% Asian

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.01% Pacific Islander

Race (United States Census)

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, 0.84% from other races

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, and 0.39% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic

Race (United States Census)

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 or Latino

Race (United States Census)

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 of any race.

The largest ancestry groups in Webster County include African

African American

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 (21%), English

English American

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 (19%), Irish

Irish American

Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...

 (15%), German

German American

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 (4%) and Scots-Irish

Scots-Irish American

Scotch-Irish Americans are an estimated 250,000 Presbyterian and other Protestant dissenters from the Irish province of Ulster who immigrated to North America primarily during the colonial era and their descendants. Some scholars also include the 150,000 Ulster Protestants who immigrated to...

(2%)
As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 3,905 households out of which 33.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 16.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,834, and the median income for a family was $34,969. Males had a median income of $27,297 versus $19,627 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the county was $14,109. About 14.80% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 18.30% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

• Cities
  • Eupora
    Eupora, Mississippi
    Eupora is a city in Webster County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 2,326 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Eupora is located at ....
    
    

• Towns
  • Maben
    Maben, Mississippi
    Maben is a town in Oktibbeha and Webster Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 803 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maben is located at...
    
     (mostly in Oktibbeha County)
  • Mathiston
    Mathiston, Mississippi
    Mathiston is a town in Choctaw and Webster Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 720 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mathiston is located at . Most of the town is in Webster County with a portion on the south side extending into Choctaw County...
    
     (partly in Choctaw County)

• Villages
  • Mantee
    Mantee, Mississippi
    Mantee is a village in Webster County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 169 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mantee is located at ....
    
    
  • Walthall
    Walthall, Mississippi
    Walthall is a village in Webster County, Mississippi, United States. . The population was 170 at the 2000 census...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Bellefontaine
  • Hohenlinden
  • Tomnolen
    Tomnolen, Mississippi
    Tomnolen is an unincorporated community located in Webster County, Mississippi, United States along U.S. Highway 82. Tomnolen is approximately west of Stewart....
    
    
  • Alva, Mississippi
  • Cumberland, Mississippi
  • Dancy, Mississippi
  • Pellez, Mississippi
  • Spring Valley, Mississippi
  • Old Greensboro, Mississippi
  • Ticky Bend
  • Sapa
    Sapa
    Sapa may refer to:* Sapë, a town in Albania* Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë, one of six such diocese of Albania* SAPA - the national news agency of South Africa* Sapa Group, a Swedish-based aluminium company...
    
    

See also

• Dry counties
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Webster County, Mississippi