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Webster, Indiana

Webster, Indiana
Webster is located in Indiana
Webster
Webster
Location within Indiana
Webster is located in the United States
Webster
Webster
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°54′05″N 84°56′34″W / 39.90139°N 84.94278°W / 39.90139; -84.94278
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyWayne
TownshipWebster
Elevation1,079 ft (329 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47392
Area code765
GNIS feature ID2830577[1]

Webster is an unincorporated community in Webster Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

History

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Webster was laid out in about 1850.[2] An old variant name of the community was called Dover.[3] The post office at Webster has been in operation since 1851.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2023 (est.)149[5]

The United States Census Bureau defined Webster as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Webster, Indiana
  2. History of Wayne County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Volume 2. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1884. p. 809.
  3. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village earlier was called Dover...
  4. "Wayne County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. "B03002 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – Webster CDP – 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". U.S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. "2022 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.