Warren County (Missouri)

The Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 32 513 inhabitants and a population density of 29.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Warrenton.

The Warren County is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Greater St. Louis.

Geography

The County is located in Eastern Missouri on the north bank of the lower Missouri River, about 50 before its confluence with the Mississippi River, which also forms the border with Illinois there. The Warren County has an area of 1,134 square kilometers, of which 17 square kilometers are water surface. At the Warren County border Nachbarcountys following:

History

The Warren County was formed in 1833 from parts of the former Montgomery County. It was named, as is the district capital of Warrenton, after General Joseph Warren (1741-1775), who fell at the Battle of Bunker Hill on 17 June 1775, the American Revolutionary War.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Warren County 32 513 people in 11,559 households. The population density was 29.1 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 94.4 percent white, 1.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 11,559 households lived statistically 2.56 per person.

25.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 49,201. The per capita income was $ 23,702. 11.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Warren County

Citys

  • Foristell1
  • Marthasville
  • Truesdale
  • Warrenton
  • Wright City

Villages

  • Innsbrook
  • Pendleton
  • Three Creeks

Unincorporated communities

  • Aspen Hoff
  • Camp Branch
  • Dutzow
  • Hopewell
  • Lake Sherwood
  • New Truxton
  • Treloar

1 - partially in St. Charles County

Structure

The Warren County is divided into seven townships:

  • Bridgeport Township
  • Camp Branch Township
  • Charrette Township
  • Hickory Grove Township
  • North Elkhorn Township
  • Pinckney Township
  • South Elkhorn Township
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