Webster, North Carolina

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Population in July 2008: 451. Population change since 2000: -7.2%

Males: 189	(42.0%)
Females: 262	(58.0%)

Median resident age:	44.6 years
North Carolina median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 28788.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $48,211 (it was $40,313 in 2000)

Webster:	$48,211
North Carolina:	$44,670

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $26,192

Webster:	$26,192
North Carolina:	$24,307

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $218,441 (it was $140,500 in 2000)

Webster:	$218,441
North Carolina:	$145,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $254,091; Detached houses: $259,031; Townhouses or other attached units: $91,737; Mobile homes: $38,333

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Races in Webster:

White Non-Hispanic (93.6%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
Black (2.1%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
American Indian (1.0%)
Asian Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Webster: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (14.6%), Scotch-Irish (13.2%), English (10.7%), German (9.1%), United States (8.2%), Polish (4.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2240 feet

Land area: 1.60 square miles.

Population density: 281 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Webster

High school or higher: 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 27.2%
Unemployed: 4.8%
Mean travel time to work: 15.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Webster town

Never married: 16.8%
Now married: 65.1%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 6.4%
Divorced: 10.3%

3 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.6%
North Carolina:	5.3%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Webster:	0.4% ($560)
North Carolina:	0.9% ($826)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Asheville, NC (40.4 miles , pop. 68,889).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (128.9 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (509.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Sylva, NC (1.4 miles ), Dillsboro, NC (1.6 miles ), Cullowhee, NC (1.7 miles ), Forest Hills, NC (1.9 miles ), Maggie Valley, NC (3.8 miles ), Bryson City, NC (3.8 miles ), Franklin, NC (3.8 miles ), Waynesville, NC (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 35.35 N, Longitude: 83.21 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 828

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Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+16.0%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (13%)
Educational services (12%)
Health care (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (34%)
Health care (12%)
Social assistance (8%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
Therapists (8%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Legal support workers (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)

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Average climate in Webster, North Carolina

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Webster, North Carolina average temperatures

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Webster-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 2% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.7 miles away from the Webster town center killed 4 people and injured 26 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 6/28/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.0 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Webster-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 76% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.5 miles away from Webster center
On 7/5/1995 at 14:16:44, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.3 miles away from the city center
On 7/30/1997 at 12:29:23, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi) earthquake occurred 43.7 miles away from Webster center
On 10/12/2005 at 06:27:30, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 LG, Depth: 5.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/17/1998 at 08:00:23, a magnitude 3.6 (3.3 MB, 3.6 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 78.1 miles away from Webster center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Webster:

HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC (about 6 miles; SYLVA, NC)
US PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; CHEROKEE, NC)
ANGEL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; FRANKLIN, NC)

Political contributions by individuals in Webster, NC

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Webster:

WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,843)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 41 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; CLEMSON, SC; FT enrollment: 15,962)
FURMAN UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,915)
CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 55 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
BOB JONES UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; GREENVILLE, SC; FT enrollment: 3,577)

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Notable location: Jackson County Farm (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Webster: Webster Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bumgarner Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.3 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	70.5%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.0%
Whole state:	4.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	12.8%
Whole state:	12.3%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	8.3%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Webster, NC

31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Webster compared to North Carolina state average:

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Educational Attainment

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Webster mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Jackson County North Carolina:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%) No fuel used (3%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Webster

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Episcopal Church	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)
Adherents	67.5%	15.5%	5.1%	3.5%	2.8%
Congregations	57.3%	16.0%	1.3%	4.0%	6.7%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Churches of Christ	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	The Wesleyan Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.9%	1.5%	1.0%	0.4%	0.9%
Congregations	2.7%	2.7%	1.3%	4.0%	4.0%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$26
Other Government Administration	0	$0		2	$77
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$26
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$129

Webster government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Regular Highways: $24,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000

Fire Protection: $3,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $145,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
General Support: $9,000
Tax - Property: $9,000
NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $16,000

9.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,649 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.76%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.22% of residents moved from foreign countries ($84 average AGI)
Jackson County: 0.22%
North Carolina average: 0.17%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Swain County, NC	1.20% ($27,462 average AGI)
from Haywood County, NC	0.60% ($30,576)
from Buncombe County, NC	0.57% ($23,810)

8.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,304 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.29%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Swain County, NC	1.08% ($29,328 average AGI)
to Buncombe County, NC	0.77% ($45,000)
to Haywood County, NC	0.77% ($39,048)

Strongest AM radio stations in Webster:

WRGC (680 AM; 1 kW; SYLVA, NC; Owner: GEORGIA-CAROLINA RADIOCASTING COMPANY, LLC)
WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
WPFJ (1480 AM; 5 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: DRAKE ENTERPRISES, LTD.)
WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
WGCR (720 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PISGAH FOREST, NC; Owner: ANCHOR BAPTIST BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
WOXL (970 AM; 5 kW; CANTON, NC; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC)
WFSC (1050 AM; 1 kW; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
WWNC (570 AM; 5 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Webster:

W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WNCC-FM (96.7 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)
WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)
WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WHLC (104.5 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORP.)
W269AY (101.7 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
W218AB (91.5 FM; SYLVA, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WCVP-FM (95.9 FM; ROBBINSVILLE, NC; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
W277AL (103.3 FM; HIGHLANDS, NC; Owner: CHARISMA RADIO CORPORATION)
WESC-FM (92.5 FM; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMYI (102.5 FM; HENDERSONVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
W218AD (91.5 FM; BREVARD, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
WRBN (104.1 FM; CLAYTON, GA; Owner: SUTTON RADIOCASTING CORPORATION)

TV broadcast stations around Webster:

W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
W09AF (Channel 9; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W02AF (Channel 2; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
W23AF (Channel 23; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WHNS (Channel 21; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
W56AG (Channel 56; FRANKLIN, ETC., NC; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA)
WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
W51CK (Channel 51; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WYFF (Channel 4; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: WYFF HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
W05AE (Channel 5; SYLVA, ETC., NC; Owner: WLOS LICENSEE, LLC)
W66BU (Channel 66; SYLVA, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
W69CN (Channel 69; BRYSON CITY, NC; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

STATION, Top Of Cowee Bald Mtn, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WNTP406
Assigned Frequencies : 954.350 MHz
Grant Date: 06/29/2002, Expiration Date: 07/14/2012
Registrant: N C Forest Service, 2411 Old Us Hwy 70 West, Clayton, NC 27520, Phone: (919) 553-4658, Fax: (919) 553-3894, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: K4BAF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/28/1998, Expiration Date: 04/28/2008
Registrant: Edwin W Queen, Webster, NC 28788
Call Sign: KE4MYG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00890020
Grant Date: 07/09/2004, Expiration Date: 07/09/2014, Certifier: John D Dills
Registrant: John D Dills, Webster, NC 28788
Call Sign: WA4JDG, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00236280
Grant Date: 07/29/2004, Expiration Date: 10/06/2014, Certifier: Nancy R Burke
Registrant: Nancy R Burke, Webster, NC 28788

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Hazardous Condition: 1

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