Webster

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Webster

Total population

1,896

Median home value

$154,100

20.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$55,179

Webster$55k

National$74k

Founded

1895

Elevation566 m

Land area3.87 km²

Weather56°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates45.34°, -97.52°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Webster is a city in and the county seat of Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census, and was estimated at 1,666 in 2024.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Webster, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)

D

David B. Wake

American evolutionary biologist (1936–2021)

Tom Brokaw

American broadcast journalist and author (born 1940)

Jerry Brudos

American serial killer (1939–2006)

Frank E. Denholm

South Dakota politician (1923-2016)

Dan Flannery

American actor from Evanston, Illinois

Cynthia MacAdams

American actress and photographer (born 1939)

K

Kenneth M. Harkness

American football coach

C

Carlos L. V. Aiken

American geoscientist

j

johnny rines

American Jazz guitarist

L

Lee Schoenbeck

American politician

Charles A. Lundquist

NASA rocket scientist and historian

W

William M. Meredith

psychologist

R

Ralph K. Davidson

American economist (1921-2002)

E

Edgar Sharp McFadden

American agricultural scientist

Tommy Lentsch

American actor and producer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Waubay
  10.5 mi away
• Butler
  10.6 mi away
• Wallace
  17.5 mi away
• Bradley
  18 mi away
• Crocker
  19.6 mi away
• Florence
  21.7 mi away
• Garden City
  26.2 mi away
• Hillcrest Colony
  28.1 mi away
• Verdon
  28.8 mi away
• Conde
  30.5 mi away
• Henry
  31.6 mi away
• Sisseton
  32.2 mi away

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Webster

Ground-water investigation for the city of Webster, South Dakota

Assad Barari · 1974

Remarks prepared for delivery by Acting Director of Governmental and Public Affairs before the Huron Area Outstanding Young Farmers in Huron, South Dakota

J.C. Webster · 1978

A Canadian farmer's report

W. A. Webster · 1888

Aberdeen Public Library

Alexander Webster Robertson · 1892

Bible

Bible · 1200

America's top-rated smaller cities

David Garoogian · 2010

The Pilgrim Of Our Lady Of Martyrs

Apostleship of Prayer (Organization) · 1888

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 209 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 241 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).