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| Webster County was created from
Stewart County on Dec. 16, 1853 by an act of the General Assembly.
Initially, the county was designated Kinchafoonee County, after
the Kinchafoonee Creek that flows through the county. However,
many residents of the new county thought the name was awkward,
undignified, and would invite ridicule from outsiders -- so they
asked that the county be renamed. On Feb. 21, 1856, the legislature
changed the name of Kinchafoonee County to Webster County. |
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Useful Census
Links:
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Historical
Census Data Browser
Census 2000 (Georgia
Tech State Data and Research Center)
Georgia 2000 Information
System (University of Georgia ITOS)
Galileo
Demographic & Census Data
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Census |
Pop. |
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2000 |
2,390 |
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1990 |
2,263 |
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1980 |
2,341 |
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1970 |
2,362 |
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1960 |
3,247 |
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1950 |
4,081 |
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1940 |
4,726 |
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1930 |
5,032 |
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1920 |
5,342 |
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1910 |
6,151 |
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1900 |
6,618 |
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1890 |
5,695 |
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1880 |
5,237 |
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1870 |
4,677 |
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1860 |
5,030 |
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1850 |
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1840 |
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1830 |
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1820 |
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1810 |
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1800 |
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1790 |
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- Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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