Warren County, Georgia

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Warren County
County
Warren County Courthouse, Warrenton, GA.jpg
Warren County courthouse in Warrenton
Map of Georgia highlighting Warren County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of Georgia
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Georgia's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°25′N82°41′W / 33.41°N 82.68°W / 33.41; -82.68
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
FoundedDecember 19, 1793;232 years ago (1793)
Named after Joseph Warren
Seat Warrenton
Largest cityWarrenton
Area
 • Total
287 sq mi (740 km2)
 • Land284 sq mi (740 km2)
 • Water2.4 sq mi (6 km2)  0.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,215
 • Density21/sq mi (8/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district 12th
Website www.warrencountyga.com

Warren County is a county located in the Eastern Piedmont region of 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]

Contents

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

Adjacent counties

Communities

Cities

Towns

Unincorporated communities

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1800 8,329—
1810 8,7254.8%
1820 10,63021.8%
1830 10,9463.0%
1840 9,789−10.6%
1850 12,42526.9%
1860 9,820−21.0%
1870 10,5457.4%
1880 10,8853.2%
1890 10,9570.7%
1900 11,4634.6%
1910 11,8603.5%
1920 11,828−0.3%
1930 11,181−5.5%
1940 10,236−8.5%
1950 8,779−14.2%
1960 7,360−16.2%
1970 6,669−9.4%
1980 6,583−1.3%
1990 6,078−7.7%
2000 6,3364.2%
2010 5,834−7.9%
2020 5,215−10.6%
2024 (est.)5,148 [5] −1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
1790-1880 [7] 1890-1910 [8]
1920-1930 [9] 1930-1940 [10]
1940-1950 [11] 1960-1980 [12]
1980-2000 [13] 2010 [14]

2020 census

Warren County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000 [15] Pop 2010 [16] Pop 2020 [17] % 2000% 2010% 2020
White alone (NH)2,4832,1331,97439.19%36.56%37.85%
Black or African American alone (NH)3,7553,5843,04759.26%61.43%58.43%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)119180.17%0.15%0.35%
Asian alone (NH)821150.13%0.36%0.29%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0010.00%0.00%0.02%
Other race alone (NH)02100.00%0.03%0.19%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)2831970.44%0.53%1.86%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)5154530.80%0.93%1.02%
Total6,3365,8345,215100.00%100.00%100.00%

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

Politics

As a part of America's Black Belt, a majority-Black, rural region, Warren County is a reliably Democratic county. Even as the rest of Georgia's demographics have rapidly shifted, Warren County and its surrounding counties have provided a consistent source of support for Democrats for years and frequently are the deciding factors in close elections, as metro Atlanta is usually overwhelmed by Georgia's deeply conservative rural areas. [18] Despite this, Warren County's margins have narrowed in recent years, with Republicans slowly making gains due to the economic challenges that rural Georgia faces. In 2024, Warren County gave Donald Trump the Republican Party's best margin since 1972 due to the Republican Party's active targeting of African-American men and rural voters. However, Warren County remained reliably Democratic. [19]

United States presidential election results for Warren County, Georgia [20]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
1912 6719.48%26677.33%113.20%
1916 8920.79%29268.22%4710.98%
1920 8317.11%40282.89%00.00%
1924 369.30%25365.37%9825.32%
1928 25550.80%24749.20%00.00%
1932 182.58%67696.99%30.43%
1936 12918.91%54579.91%81.17%
1940 9513.51%60686.20%20.28%
1944 15225.21%44974.46%20.33%
1948 334.05%25631.45%52564.50%
1952 37435.05%69364.95%00.00%
1956 15218.40%67481.60%00.00%
1960 37544.33%47155.67%00.00%
1964 1,07073.59%38426.41%00.00%
1968 40623.13%58233.16%76743.70%
1972 1,17571.21%47528.79%00.00%
1976 72035.04%1,33564.96%00.00%
1980 77933.56%1,51765.36%251.08%
1984 1,08746.35%1,25853.65%00.00%
1988 89744.78%1,09154.47%150.75%
1992 75134.53%1,23956.97%1858.51%
1996 73535.82%1,23059.94%874.24%
2000 93343.50%1,19655.76%160.75%
2004 1,12145.04%1,36054.64%80.32%
2008 1,08740.83%1,55458.38%210.79%
2012 99039.18%1,52960.51%80.32%
2016 99142.46%1,31456.30%291.24%
2020 1,16644.00%1,46855.40%160.60%
2024 1,23247.53%1,35452.24%60.23%

See also

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. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 16, 2024.
  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. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
  15. ↑ "P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Warren County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  16. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Warren County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  17. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Warren County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau .
  18. ↑ Bailey, Brad (January 3, 2021). "The 'Black Belt' of Georgia That May Decide The Next U.S. Senate". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Breaking down how Trump won Georgia". NPR. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  20. ↑ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 24, 2018.

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