Warrenton, Georgia

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Warrenton, Georgia
City
Warren County Courthouse, Warrenton, GA.jpg
Warren County Courthouse
Warren County Georgia Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Warrenton Highlighted.svg
Location in Warren County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°24′27″N82°39′46″W / 33.40750°N 82.66278°W / 33.40750; -82.66278
Country United States
State Georgia
County Warren
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
 • Land1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,744
 • Density914.53/sq mi (353.09/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30828
Area code 706
FIPS code 13-80592 [2]
GNIS feature ID0333368 [3]
Website www.warrentonga.gov

Warrenton is a city and the county seat of Warren County, Georgia, United States. [4] The population was 1,744 in 2020.

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History

Warrenton was founded in 1797 as seat of Warren County (est. 1793). It was incorporated as a town in 1810 and as a city in 1908. [5] The community was named for American Revolutionary War general Joseph Warren. [6]

On May 2, 1919 a crowd of three hundred white farmers shot to death and burned the corpse of a black farmer, Benny Richards, who was accused of murdering his own ex-wife. [7]

Geography

Warrenton is located at 33°24′27″N82°39′46″W / 33.40750°N 82.66278°W / 33.40750; -82.66278 (33.407596, -82.662914). [8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) of it is land and 0.52% is water.

Climate

Climate data for Warrenton, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1914–2017
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °F (°C)86
(30)		83
(28)		90
(32)		95
(35)		100
(38)		110
(43)		109
(43)		107
(42)		108
(42)		99
(37)		90
(32)		80
(27)		110
(43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)71.1
(21.7)		75.3
(24.1)		81.1
(27.3)		86.3
(30.2)		90.6
(32.6)		95.8
(35.4)		97.8
(36.6)		96.9
(36.1)		92.5
(33.6)		85.7
(29.8)		79.7
(26.5)		73.2
(22.9)		99.2
(37.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)56.2
(13.4)		59.4
(15.2)		67.1
(19.5)		75.0
(23.9)		82.2
(27.9)		88.0
(31.1)		91.2
(32.9)		89.5
(31.9)		84.4
(29.1)		75.3
(24.1)		65.9
(18.8)		58.1
(14.5)		74.4
(23.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)44.7
(7.1)		47.4
(8.6)		54.1
(12.3)		61.6
(16.4)		69.6
(20.9)		76.6
(24.8)		80.2
(26.8)		78.8
(26.0)		73.3
(22.9)		63.0
(17.2)		53.0
(11.7)		46.7
(8.2)		62.4
(16.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)33.1
(0.6)		35.4
(1.9)		41.1
(5.1)		48.3
(9.1)		57.1
(13.9)		65.3
(18.5)		69.1
(20.6)		68.2
(20.1)		62.2
(16.8)		50.7
(10.4)		40.1
(4.5)		35.3
(1.8)		50.5
(10.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)16.4
(−8.7)		20.9
(−6.2)		25.6
(−3.6)		33.1
(0.6)		43.8
(6.6)		56.1
(13.4)		62.2
(16.8)		60.5
(15.8)		48.5
(9.2)		35.1
(1.7)		27.8
(−2.3)		19.7
(−6.8)		14.0
(−10.0)
Record low °F (°C)−3
(−19)		7
(−14)		11
(−12)		26
(−3)		37
(3)		40
(4)		53
(12)		52
(11)		36
(2)		26
(−3)		9
(−13)		5
(−15)		−3
(−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)4.47
(114)		4.21
(107)		4.94
(125)		3.04
(77)		3.07
(78)		4.04
(103)		3.94
(100)		4.59
(117)		3.97
(101)		3.42
(87)		3.38
(86)		3.93
(100)		47
(1,195)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)7.56.96.85.76.06.87.17.35.04.85.46.876.1
Source 1: NOAA [9]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip/precip days 1981–2010) [10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 1,022—
1890 974−4.7%
1900 1,11314.3%
1910 1,36822.9%
1920 1,4072.9%
1930 1,289−8.4%
1940 1,284−0.4%
1950 1,44212.3%
1960 1,77022.7%
1970 2,07317.1%
1980 2,1724.8%
1990 2,056−5.3%
2000 2,013−2.1%
2010 1,937−3.8%
2020 1,744−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census [11]
1850-1870 [12] 1870-1880 [13]
1890-1910 [14] 1920-1930 [15]
1940 [16] 1950 [17] 1960 [18]
1970 [19] 1980 [20] 1990 [21]
2000 [22] 2010 [23]
Warrenton racial composition as of 2020 [24]
RaceNum.Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)40923.45%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)1,27673.17%
Native American 20.11%
Asian 100.57%
Other/Mixed 352.01%
Hispanic or Latino 120.69%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,744 people, 840 households, and 528 families residing in the city.

Education

Warren County School District

The Warren County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. [25] (The district has only 2 physical buildings, one for Pre-K and K, the other for 1-12.)The district has 70 full-time teachers and over 894 students. [26]

See also

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