Warren County, Mississippi

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Warren County, Mississippi
Old Courthouse Museum (Eva W. Davis Memorial) in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Location in the state of Mississippi
Mississippi's location in the U.S.
Founded	1809
Seat	Vicksburg
Largest city	Vicksburg
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	618.76 sq mi (1,603 km²) 586.61 sq mi (1,519 km²) 32.15 sq mi (83 km²), 5.20%
Population  - (2020)  - Density	44,722 83/sq mi (32/km²)
Website	www.co.warren.ms.us

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In 2020, its population was 44,722. Its county seat is Vicksburg. Warren County is named for American Revolutionary War officer Joseph Warren.

The Vicksburg Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Warren County.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 618.76 square miles (1,602.6 km²), of which 586.61 square miles (1,519.3 km²) (or 94.80%) is land and 32.15 square miles (83.3 km²) (or 5.20%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 20
• U.S. Highway 80
• U.S. Highway 61
• Mississippi Highway 3
• Mississippi Highway 27

Adjacent counties

• Issaquena County (north)
• Yazoo County (northeast)
• Hinds County (east)
• Claiborne County (south)
• Tensas Parish, Louisiana (southwest)
• Madison Parish, Louisiana (west)

National protected areas

• Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Vicksburg National Military Park (part)

Demographics

Age pyramid Warren County

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1810	1,114		—
1820	2,693		141.7%
1830	7,861		191.9%
1840	15,820		101.2%
1850	18,120		14.5%
1860	20,696		14.2%
1870	26,769		29.3%
1880	31,238		16.7%
1890	33,164		6.2%
1900	40,912		23.4%
1910	37,488		−8.4%
1920	33,362		−11.0%
1930	35,785		7.3%
1940	39,595		10.6%
1950	39,616		0.1%
1960	42,206		6.5%
1970	44,981		6.6%
1980	51,627		14.8%
1990	47,880		−7.3%
2000	49,644		3.7%
2010	48,773		−1.8%
MS Counties 1900-1990 GeoHive - 2000 & 2010 statistics

As of the census of 2000, there were 49,644 people, 18,756 households, and 13,222 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile (33/km²). There were 20,789 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile (14/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 54.97% White, 43.19% Black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.62% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic 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. This meant that Warren County was the only county in Mississippi along the Mississippi River besides Desoto County where whites formed a majority of the population. African-Americans now were 46.0% of the county's population. People reporting two or more races seemed to have declined to 0.6%. The Latino population was now 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 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 for the county was $17,527. About 15.00% of families and 18.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.80% of those under age 18 and 16.20% of those age 65 or over.

Warren County has the tenth highest per capita income in the State of Mississippi.

Communities

• Cities
  • Vicksburg

• Unincorporated places
  • Bovina
  • Eagle Bend
  • Flowers
  • Redwood
  • Waltersville
  • Warrenton
  • Yokena

Government and politics

In 2004, Republican George W. Bush won Warren County with 57% percent of the vote to Democrat John Kerry's 41%. In 2008, however, the results were much closer based in part on a strong Democratic voter registration campaign. Republican John McCain defeated Democrat Barack Obama 51% to 48%. In 2012, Barack Obama won the county 50% to Mitt Romney's 49%, the first Democratic presidential candidate to take the county since 1960. While Donald Trump did send Warren back into the GOP column in 2016 (50%-47%), Joe Biden narrowly flipped the county by 0.4 points four years later as he nationally defeated Trump.

The previous Democratic dominance was based on membership in the party by conservative whites, at a time when most blacks were excluded from voting. Since the late 20th century and passage of civil rights legislation, most conservative whites have shifted into the Republican Party. African Americans have largely supported local and national Democratic candidates since that period, as well as some progressive whites in recent years. As of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Warren is one of the few Dem-leaning White counties in Mississippi.

United States presidential election results for Warren County, Mississippi

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	10,365	49.23%	10,442	49.60%	246	1.17%
2016	9,767	50.30%	9,284	47.82%	365	1.88%
2012	10,457	48.89%	10,786	50.42%	148	0.69%
2008	11,152	51.24%	10,489	48.19%	123	0.57%
2004	11,356	57.69%	8,224	41.78%	103	0.52%
2000	10,892	58.49%	7,485	40.19%	246	1.32%
1996	9,261	47.77%	8,774	45.26%	1,350	6.96%
1992	10,209	49.61%	8,175	39.73%	2,194	10.66%
1988	12,507	62.01%	7,437	36.87%	226	1.12%
1984	12,959	60.99%	8,054	37.90%	235	1.11%
1980	10,151	56.00%	7,489	41.31%	488	2.69%
1976	8,699	55.39%	6,299	40.11%	707	4.50%
1972	10,420	71.97%	3,480	24.04%	578	3.99%
1968	2,392	16.95%	4,503	31.91%	7,217	51.14%
1964	7,409	81.96%	1,631	18.04%	0	0.00%
1960	2,277	34.57%	2,289	34.75%	2,021	30.68%
1956	2,419	45.40%	1,857	34.85%	1,052	19.74%
1952	3,458	59.38%	2,366	40.63%	0	0.00%
1948	245	5.88%	320	7.67%	3,605	86.45%
1944	304	8.67%	3,202	91.33%	0	0.00%
1940	192	5.92%	3,048	94.05%	1	0.03%
1936	122	3.63%	3,233	96.19%	6	0.18%
1932	169	6.47%	2,422	92.76%	20	0.77%
1928	530	16.07%	2,769	83.93%	0	0.00%
1924	328	15.46%	1,794	84.54%	0	0.00%
1920	161	12.80%	1,082	86.01%	15	1.19%
1916	73	5.69%	1,204	93.92%	5	0.39%
1912	55	4.11%	1,135	84.76%	149	11.13%

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Mississippi

External links

• Warren County, Mississippi