Warrenton is a city in
Warren County,
Georgia, United States. The population was 1,937 at the 2010 census. The city is the
county seat
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of
Warren County.
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. The community was named for American Revolutionary War general
Joseph Warren
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.
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.
Geography
Warrenton is located at (33.407596, -82.662914).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.52% is water.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States census
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, there were 1,744 people, 840 households, and 528 families residing in the city.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 2,013 people, 816 households, and 527 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 909 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 29.41%
White
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, 69.40%
African American
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, 0.25%
Native American, 0.15%
Asian
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, 0.25% from
other races, and 0.55% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 0.70% of the population.
There were 816 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.1% were
married couples
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living together, 28.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 24.0% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 71.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $25,898. Males had a median income of $26,818 versus $20,625 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $12,778. About 30.7% of families and 36.0% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 55.0% of those under age 18 and 26.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Warren County School District
The
Warren County School District
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holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. (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.
School Stats
Retrieved June 29, 2010.
*Freeman Elementary School
*Warren County Middle School
* Warren County High School
See also
* Central Savannah River Area
References
External links
Warrenton on Warren County GA Chamber of Commerce site
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Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)
Cities in Warren County, Georgia
County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)