Webster County, Nebraska
| Webster County, Nebraska | |
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Webster County Courthouse in Red Cloud
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1871 |
| Named for | Daniel Webster |
| Seat | Red Cloud |
| Largest city | Red Cloud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
| • Land | 575 sq mi (1,489 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 0.02% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 3,812 |
| • Density | 6.6/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Webster County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,812. Its county seat is Red Cloud. The county was formed in 1871 and named after the statesman Daniel Webster.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Webster County is represented by the prefix 45 (it had the forty-fifth-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 575 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 575 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (0.02%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,061 people, 1,708 households, and 1,118 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 1,972 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.10% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.22% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. 0.54% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 50.7% were of German, 9.7% English, 8.3% American and 7.6% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.
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