Warrenton, Georgia
City in Georgia, United States
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Warrenton is a city and the county seat of Warren County, Georgia, United States.[4] The population was 1,744 in 2020.
Warrenton, Georgia | |
|---|---|
Warren County Courthouse | |
 Location in Warren County and the state of Georgia | |
| Coordinates: 33°24′27″N 82°39′46″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Warren |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,744 |
| • Density | 914.5/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 ID | 0333368[3] |
| Website | www |
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]
David Bushnell, an inventor who created the first submarine used in battle, settled in Warrenton after the war. He taught at the Warrenton Academy and died there in 1824.
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″N 82°39′46″W (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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| 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) | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 76.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip/precip days 1981–2010)[10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1890 | 974 | −4.7% | |
| 1900 | 1,113 | 14.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,368 | 22.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,407 | 2.9% | |
| 1930 | 1,289 | −8.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,284 | −0.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,442 | 12.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,770 | 22.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,073 | 17.1% | |
| 1980 | 2,172 | 4.8% | |
| 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] | |||
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Warrenton had a population of 1,744. The median age was 40.7 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.5 males age 18 and over.[24][25]
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[26]
There were 691 households in Warrenton, of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 27.2% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 48.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[24]
There were 785 housing units, of which 12.0% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.7%.[24]
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 409 | 23.45% |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 1,276 | 73.17% |
| Native American | 2 | 0.11% |
| Asian | 10 | 0.57% |
| Other/Mixed | 35 | 2.01% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 0.69% |
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.[28] (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.[29]
- Freeman Elementary School
- Warren County Middle School
- Warren County High School
