Warren County (Georgia)
The Warren County is a county located in the state of Georgia in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Warrenton.
Geography
The County is located in the central Northeast Georgia, is about 50 km from the border of South Carolina and has an area of 743 square kilometers, of which three square kilometers of water surface, and borders clockwise to the following counties: McDuffie County, Jefferson County, Glascock County, Hancock County, Taliaferro County and Wilkes County.
History
Warren County was formed on December 19, 1793 20 County of Georgia from parts of Columbia County, the Burke County, Richmond County and Wilkes County. It was named, as well as the city Warrenton, after General Joseph Warren, a hero in the Revolutionary War, killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Demographic data
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census in 2000 lived in Warren County 6,336 people in 2,435 households and 1,692 families. The population density was 9 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 39.46 percent White, 59.47 percent Black or African American, 0.17 percent Native American, 0.14 percent Asian, and 0.30 percent from other races; 0.46 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.80 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,435 households out of which 30.6 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. 42.1 percent were married couples living together, 22.1 percent were single mothers and 30.5 percent were non-families. 27.4 percent of all households and 12.6 percent lived in people aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.
26.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 8.7 percent between 18 to 24, 25.5 percent between 25 and 44, 23.4 percent between 45 and 64 and 16.1 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 86.4 males statistically every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.9 males.
The median income for a household was $ 27,366, and the median income for a family $ 32,868. Males have a median income of $ 28,177, women $ 20,082. The per capita income was $ 14,022. 24.1 percent of families and 27.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in County
- Barnett
- Beall Springs
- Cadley
- Camak
- Cedar skirt
- East Warrenton
- Jewell
- Mesena
- Norris
- Norwood
- Plainview
- Reese
- Silvertown
- Warrenton