Webster, Burnett County, Wisconsin
village in Burnett County, Wisconsin
Webster is a village in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 694 at the 2020 census. It is along Wisconsin Highway 35.
History
The village was called Clam River until 1896, when a new post office was established and resident J.D. Rice petitioned U.S. Rep. John J. Jenkins to change the name to Webster, after lexicographer Noah Webster.
Geography
Webster's location is at 45°52′45″N 92°21′55″W (45.879066, -92.365163).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.76 square miles (4.56 km2), all land.
The village of Webster is geographically within the town of Meenon, but is a separate entity.
Webster is located 65 miles south of Superior, 94 miles northeast of Minneapolis, and 110 miles northwest of Eau Claire.
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 653 people, 308 households, and 172 families living in the village.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Webster, Burnett County, Wisconsin” as village in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as village in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2120334. Authority coordinates are 45.879, -92.365. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1896 and 2010.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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