Webster County, Missouri

Webster County Education, Geography, and History

Webster County is a county located in the state of Missouri. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 36,202. Its county seat is Marshfield. The county was organized in 1855 and named for US Senator and US Secretary of State Daniel Webster.

Webster County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Etymology - Origin of Webster County Name

Named for Daniel Webster, Massachusetts senator and US Secretary of State.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

History of Webster County

W.T. Burford, the first white settler in Webster County, moved here from Tennessee in 1830 and settled near the present site of Marshfield. March 3, 1855 Webster County was organized from portions of Wayne, Crawford, and Greene Counties and named in honor of Daniel Webster (1782-1852) the brilliant statesman who had recently died. (A.M. Haswell; p. 76; Eaton (46) V, p. 73)

Source: Bell, Margaret E. "Place Names In The Southwest Border Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1933.

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 594 square miles (1,540 km²), of which 593 square miles (1,540 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (0.2%) is water.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• Dallas County (northwest)
• Laclede County (northeast)
• Wright County (east)
• Douglas County (southeast)
• Christian County (southwest)
• Greene County (west)

Education

Public schools

Fordland R-III School District - Fordland
Marshfield R-I School District - Marshfield
Niangua R-V School District - Niangua
Seymour R-II School District - Seymour

Private schools

Ozark Mennonite School - Seymour - (01-10) - Mennonite
Marshfield Christian School - Marshfield - (K-12) - Nondenominational Christianity

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