Webster Groves is an inner-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 22,995 at the 2010 census. The city is named after New England politician Daniel Webster. Webster Groves is one of the more affluent communities in Missouri, ranking 41st in per-capita income. In 2008, Webster Groves ranked ninth in Family Circle Magazine's list of the "Ten Best Cities for Families" in America. Webster Groves is located at 38°35′16″N 90°21′16″W / 38.58778°N 90.35444°W / 38.58778;... -90.35444 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 square miles , all of it land. Webster Groves is bounded on the east by Shrewsbury; on the north by Maplewood, Brentwood and Rock Hill; on the west by Glendale, Oakland, and Crestwood; and on the south by Affton and Marlborough. Webster Groves is approximately 2 miles west of the St. Louis city limits, and 10 miles southwest of downtown St. Louis, in an area known to fur trappers and Missouri, Osage and Dakota Indians, until 1802, as the "Dry Ridge.
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