Webster County, Kentucky

Webster County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 14,120. Its is. The county is named for. It's a prohibition or.

Geography
Webster County is part of the region of. According to the, the county has a total area of 869 (336 ). 867 km² (335 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.28%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 14,120 people, 5,560 households, and 4,053 families residing in the county. The was 16/km² (42/sq mi). There were 6,250 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 93.63%, 4.67% or , 0.11% , 0.06% , 0.08% , 0.77% from , and 0.67% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 5,560 households out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.90% were living together, 10.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 8.90% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,529, and the median income for a family was $38,208. Males had a median income of $31,149 versus $20,375 for females. The for the county was $15,657. About 12.40% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the, including 19.80% of those under age 18 and 15.10% of those age 65 or over.

Government Officials

 * County Judge/Executive - James "Jim" Townsend
 * Magistrate - Tony Felker
 * Magistrate - Pete O'Nan
 * Magistrate - Chad Townsend
 * County Attorney - William Prow
 * Coroner - Larry Vanover
 * Sheriff - Frankie Springfield
 * Jailer - Terry Elder
 * County Surveyor - Garland Whitledge
 * Property Valuation Administrator - Jeffrey Kelley
 * County Clerk - Valerie Franklin
 * Circuit Clerk - Amy Villines
 * Conservation Officer - Josh Gunn