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Also known as Webster Parish, Louisiana, paroisse de Webster

parish in Louisiana, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Louisiana
Region
North Louisiana
Named after
Daniel Webster
Parish seat and largest city
Minden
Total
615 sq mi (1,590 km )
Land
593 sq mi (1,540 km )
Water
22 sq mi (57 km )
Percentage
3.5 sq mi (9.1 km )
Estimate 2025
34,948
Rank
LA : 29th
Density
62.3/sq mi (24.1/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC-5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
4th
Website
Parish of Webster

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Named after
Daniel Webster
Located in
Louisiana
Contains
Minden
Capital
Minden
Population
36967
Area
615
Shares border with
Bossier Parish
Official website
www.websterpl.org
Image
Webster Parish Courthouse, LA.jpg
Households
16320
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Commons category
Webster Parish, Louisiana
inception
1871-00-00
different from
Webster County
water as percent of area
3.5
native label
Webster Parish
per capita income
20094
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Encyclopedic overview

Webster Parish (French: Paroisse de Webster) is a parish located in the northwestern section of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat and largest city is Minden.

As of the 2020 census, the Webster Parish population was 36,967. Public officials who have long sought to increase the industrial potential of the parish, expressed concern over the decline. Jim Bonsall, the president of the Webster Parish Police Jury, the parish governing body, cited the ending of the Haynesville Shale boom as the primary reason for the population losses. The parish has long depended on jobs in the petroleum and natural gas fields.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Webster Parish” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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