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Welcome to Webster County ...

Time Zone: Webster County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Marshfield is the Seat for Webster County.

Webster County was founded in 1855 and was created by taking area from Greene County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Webster had a population of 39,592 people. This is an increase of 9.01% since the last Census (which gave a population of 36,320 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Webster represented 0.61% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Webster County:

  • Diggins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Diggins is located in Webster County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diggins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Fordland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Marshfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Niangua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Niangua is located in Webster County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Rogersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Seymour
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Seymour is located in Webster County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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