Webster City, Iowa

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Webster City is a city in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 8,176 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Hamilton County^GR6. Electrolux has a large plant here manufacturing washing machines/dryers, and employs about 2,000. The town, which serves as a county seat, has no courthouse square; the county buildings have been banished to the far south side, near the four-lane Highway 20 bypass.^{[citation needed]} Webster City is located at a junction of lines of the Canadian National and Union Pacific Railroads.

[edit] Geography

Webster City is located at 42°27′59″N, 93°49′14″W (42.466300, -93.820582)^GR1. The Boone River runs through the east side of town, and has some good paddling waters between here and its confluence with the Des Moines River.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22.2 km² (8.6 mi²). 22.2 km² (8.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 8,176 people, 3,502 households, and 2,227 families residing in the city. The population density was 368.8/km² (955.5/mi²). There were 3,679 housing units at an average density of 165.9/km² (430.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.41% White, 0.33% African American, 0.26% Native American, 2.45% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 3,502 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

Age/Gender: 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,582, and the median income for a family was $44,342. Males had a median income of $30,404 versus $23,163 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,057. About 5.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.