Webster County, Mississippi
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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.[1]
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Webster County | |
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Coordinates: 33°37′N 89°17′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 |
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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.