Webster County, Mississippi

Webster County
County
Cemetery of Greensboro Baptist Church in Webster County. The large white marble tombstone marks the grave of William F. Brantley, General, C.S.A.
Location within the U.S. state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°37′N 89°17′W / 33.61°N 89.28°W / 33.61; -89.28
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
Founded	1874
Named for	Daniel Webster
Seat	Walthall
Largest city	Eupora
Area
• Total	423 sq mi (1,100 km2)
• Land	421 sq mi (1,090 km2)
• Water	2.3 sq mi (6 km2)  0.5%
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,926
• Density	23/sq mi (9.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st

Webster County is a county located in center of the U.S. state of Mississippi, bordered on the south by the Big Black River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,926.^[1]

The county was organized in 1874 during the Reconstruction era; the biracial legislature named it after Massachusetts statesman Daniel Webster. Its county seat is Walthall, designated in 1876.^[2]

After the repeal of Prohibition in 1933, Webster County voters established this as a "dry county." In 2018 the legislature passed a bill allowing the transport of alcohol through even dry counties in the state.