Webster County, Georgia facts for kids
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Webster County
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County courthouse in Preston
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Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| Founded | December 16, 1853 |
| Named for | Daniel Webster |
| Seat | Preston |
| Largest community | Preston |
| Area | |
| • Total | 210 sq mi (500 km2) |
| • Land | 209 sq mi (540 km2) |
| • Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.5%% |
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| • Total | 2,348 |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
Webster County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census reflected a population of 2,348, making it the third-least populous county in Georgia. The county seat is Preston.
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History
Webster County was created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 16, 1853, as Kinchafoonee County. A subsequent legislative act on February 21, 1856, changed the name to Webster. The land for the county came from eastern portions of Stewart County.
The county is named for Daniel Webster, U.S. representative of New Hampshire and U.S. representative and U.S. senator of Massachusetts. Webster County's original name of Kinchafoonee came from the Kinchafoonee Creek which runs through the county.
On January 1, 2009, the city of Preston and town of Weston gave up their municipal charters and formed a consolidated city-county known as the Unified Government of Webster County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 210 square miles (540 km2), of which 209 square miles (540 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.5%) is water.
The majority of Webster County, bordered to the southwest by State Route 520, is located in the Kinchafoonee-Muckalee sub-basin of the ACF River Basin (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin). The southwestern corner of the county is located in the Ichawaynochaway Creek sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin. A tiny edge of the southwestern border, just south of State Route 520, is located in the Middle Chattahoochee River-Walter F. George Lake sub-basin of the same ACF River Basin.
Major highways
U.S. Route 280
State Route 27
State Route 41
State Route 45
State Route 153
State Route 520
Adjacent counties
- Marion County – north
- Sumter County – east
- Terrell County – south
- Randolph County – southwest
- Stewart County – west
Communities
None of these places are incorporated, instead Webster county acts as a unified county. Preston is the county seat, despite being unincorporated.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 5,030 | — | |
| 1870 | 4,677 | −7.0% | |
| 1880 | 5,237 | 12.0% | |
| 1890 | 5,695 | 8.7% | |
| 1900 | 6,618 | 16.2% | |
| 1910 | 6,151 | −7.1% | |
| 1920 | 5,342 | −13.2% | |
| 1930 | 5,032 | −5.8% | |
| 1940 | 4,726 | −6.1% | |
| 1950 | 4,081 | −13.6% | |
| 1960 | 3,247 | −20.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,362 | −27.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,341 | −0.9% | |
| 1990 | 2,263 | −3.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,390 | 5.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,799 | 17.1% | |
| 2020 | 2,348 | −16.1% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 2,337 | −16.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1880 1890-1910 1920-1930 1930-1940 1940-1950 1960-1980 1980-2000 2010 |
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| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| White | 1,136 | 48.38% |
| Black or African American | 1,063 | 45.27% |
| Asian | 12 | 0.51% |
| Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.26% |
| Other/Mixed | 72 | 3.07% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 2.51% |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,348 people, 1,140 households, and 724 families residing in the county.
Education
Webster County School District operates public schools.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Webster (Georgia) para niños
