Warren County is a
county
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located in the
U.S. state
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of
Mississippi
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. Its western border is formed by the Mississippi River. As of the
2020 census, the population was 44,722. Its
county seat
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is
Vicksburg.
Established by legislative act of December 22, 1809, Warren County is named for
American Revolutionary War
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officer
Joseph Warren
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.
Part of the
Mississippi Delta
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and the historic cotton culture, Warren County had major plantations. Vicksburg was an important river port. Today the county is included in the Vicksburg, MS
Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the
Jackson
Jackson may refer to:
Places Australia
* Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region
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-Vicksburg-
Brookhaven, MS
Combined Statistical Area.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.9%) is water.
The county exists in two sections, connected only by a narrow 500-foot wide section between Madison Parish, Louisiana and Issaquena County, Mississippi along the delta of the
Yazoo River
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. This area was once along the Mississippi River, but has since become an oxbow lake and marsh and no roads traverse this strip of land. The community of
Eagle Bend is in this area.
Major highways
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Interstate 20
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U.S. Route 61
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U.S. Route 80
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Mississippi Highway 3
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Mississippi Highway 27
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Adjacent counties
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Issaquena County
Issaquena County (, '' ISS-ə-KWEEN-ə'') is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 Census, its population was 1,338, making it the least populous county in the United States east of the Mississippi River. Its count ...
(north)
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Yazoo County (northeast)
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Hinds County
Hinds County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. With its county seats (Raymond, Mississippi, Raymond and the state's capital, Jackson, Mississippi, Jackson), Hinds is the most populous county in Missis ...
(east)
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Claiborne County (south)
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Tensas Parish, Louisiana
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(southwest)
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Madison Parish, Louisiana
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(west)
National protected areas
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Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge (part)
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Vicksburg National Military Park
Vicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of the American Civil War Battle of Vicksburg, waged from March 29 to July 4, 1863. The park, located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, flanking the Mississippi River, also commemorates the greater ...
(part)
Demographics
As of the
2020 United States census, there were 44,722 people, 18,235 households, and 11,480 families residing in the county. In 2010, there were 48,773 people living in the county. 50.3% were
White
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, 47.0%
Black or African American, 0.8%
Asian, 0.3%
Native American, 0.7% of some other race and 0.9%
of two or more races. 1.8% were
Hispanic or Latino
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(of any race).
In 2000,
there were 49,644 people, 18,756 households, and 13,222 families living in the county. The
population density
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was . There were 20,789 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 54.97%
White
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, 43.19%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.23%
Native American, 0.62%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.33% from
other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were
Hispanic
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or
Latino of any race.
2005 census estimates based on the American Community Survey suggested that non-Hispanic whites were 51.5% of Warren County's population. Warren County was the only county in Mississippi along the Mississippi River, in addition to
Desoto, where whites made up a majority of the population. African Americans were 46.0% of the county's population. People identifying as of two or more races were 0.6%, less than in the previous ACS. The Latino population was 1.2% of the total for the county.
In 2000 there were 18,756 households, out of which 35.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.80% were
married couples
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living together, 19.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.50% under the age of 18, 9.10% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.40 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,056, and the median income for a family was $41,706. Males had a median income of $33,566 versus $21,975 for females. The
per capita income
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In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the county was $17,527. About 15.00% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 27.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.
Warren County has the
seventh highest per capita income in the state of Mississippi.
Government and politics
Warren County was historically Democratic until 1948, then was a Republican stronghold until 2008 (when it was narrowly carried by
John McCain
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), and has recently become a bellwether. It voted for
Barack Obama
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in 2012,
Donald Trump
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in 2016,
Joe Biden
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in 2020, and Donald Trump in 2024. Warren County is one of two counties (the other being
Nash County, North Carolina
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Nash County is part of the Rocky Mount, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The area ...
) to alternate its presidential vote the last five elections.
Board of Supervisors
Members are elected from each of the five supervisory districts. The Board of Supervisors guides and establishes policies for the county government. Members of the board of make decisions regarding economic development, public health and welfare and county roads.
Communities
City
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Vicksburg (county seat and only municipality)
Unincorporated areas
Census-designated places
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Beechwood
Beechwood may refer to:
Plants
* Beech wood, the wood from any of ten species of beech trees
* Malay beechwood, tree ''Gmelina arborea'', and its wood
* Willow beechwood '' Faurea saligna'', and its wood
Places Canada
* Beechwood, Ontario ...
*
Bovina
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Eagle Bend
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Redwood
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Other communities
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Flowers
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LeTourneau settled by the Lynn family in 1910
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Rose Hill Rose Hill may refer to:
People
* Rose Hill (actress) (1914–2003), British actress
* Rose Hill (athlete) (born 1956), British wheelchair athlete
Film
* ''Rose Hill'' (film), a 1997 movie
Places Australia
* Rose Hill, New South Wales
* Rose ...
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Waltersville
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Warrenton
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Yokena
Ghost town
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Brunswick
Education
All of the county is in the
Vicksburg Warren School District.
The county is in the district of
Hinds Community College
Hinds Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Raymond, Mississippi, United States and branches in Jackson, Pearl, Utica, and Vicksburg.
The Hinds Community College District includes the counties of Hinds, Cla ...
. The college operates a Rankin Campus in Pearl.
Notable people
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Sarah Gibson Humphreys
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(1830–1907), author and woman suffragist
See also
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Joseph A. Biedenharn, first bottler of
Coca-Cola
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Notes
References
External links
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Mississippi counties on the Mississippi River
1809 establishments in Mississippi Territory
Populated places established in 1809
Majority-minority counties in Mississippi