Warren County, Georgia

County in Georgia, United States

County in Georgia

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,215, a decrease from 2010. The county seat is Warrenton.^[1] The county was created on December 19, 1793, and is named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed in the Battle of Bunker Hill.^[2]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 287 square miles (740 km²), of which 284 square miles (740 km²) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²) (0.8%) is water.^[3]

The north-to-northeastern quarter of Warren County, north of a line between the county's northwestern corner, Norwood, and Camak, is located in the Little River sub-basin of the Savannah River basin. The southeastern quarter, from Camak in the north, and bordered by a northwest-to-southeast line running through Warrenton, is located in the Brier Creek sub-basin of the larger Savannah River basin. The western half of the county, west of Warrenton, is located in the Upper Ogeechee River sub-basin of the Ogeechee River basin.^[4]

Major highways

• Interstate 20
• U.S. Route 278
• 
  U.S. Route 278 Bypass
• State Route 12
• State Route 12 Bypass
• State Route 16
• State Route 17
• State Route 17 Connector
• State Route 80
• State Route 80 Alternate
• State Route 123
• State Route 171
• State Route 223
• State Route 402 (unsigned designation for I-20)

Adjacent counties

• Wilkes County (north)
• McDuffie County (east)
• Glascock County (south)
• Jefferson County (southeast)
• Hancock County (southwest)
• Taliaferro County (northwest)

Communities

Cities

• Norwood
• Warrenton (county seat)

Towns

• Camak

Unincorporated communities

• Cadley
• Jewell
• Mesena

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,215 people, 2,244 households, and 1,456 families residing in the county.

Politics

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Georgia
• List of counties in Georgia

References

1. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
2. "Welcome to Warren County Georgia Chamber of Commerce". Warren County Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
4. "Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience". Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
6. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". United States Census Bureau.
7. "1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1880.
8. "1910 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1910.
9. "1930 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1930.
10. "1940 Census of Population - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1940.
11. "1950 Census of Population - Georgia -" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1950.
12. "1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 1980.
13. "2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000.
14. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
15. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
16. Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

External links

• Warren County, Georgia, Chamber of Commerce

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