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Warren County, Pennsylvania
Warren County Courthouse Jul 12
Warren County Courthouse
Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Warren County
Location in the state of Pennsylvania
Map of the U.S
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Founded October 1, 1819
Named for Joseph Warren
Seat Warren
Largest city Warren
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

899 sq mi (2,328 km²)
884 sq mi (2,290 km²)
14.1 sq mi (37 km²), 1.6%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

38,587
46/sq mi (18/km²)
Congressional district 15th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website www.warrencountypa.net

Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,587.[1] Its county seat is Warren.[2] The county was formed in 1800 from parts of Allegheny and Lycoming counties; attached to Crawford County until 1805 and then to Venango County until Warren was formally organized in 1819.[3]

Warren County makes up the Warren, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,330 km2), of which 884 square miles (2,290 km2) is land and 14 square miles (36 km2) (1.6%) is water.[4] Notable physical features include the Allegheny River, the Allegheny Reservoir, the Kinzua Dam, and the Allegheny National Forest. The county has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average temperatures in the city of Warren range from 24.5 °F in January to 69.3 °F in July. [1]

Adjacent counties[]

National protected area[]

  • Allegheny National Forest (part)
  • Allegheny National Recreation Area (part)

Major highways[]

  • US 6 US 6
  • US 62 US 62
  • PA-27 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 27]]
  • PA-59 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 59]]
  • PA-69 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 69]]
  • PA-127 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 127]]
  • PA-200 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 200]]
  • PA-346 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 346]]
  • PA-426 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 426]]
  • PA-666 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 666]]
  • PA-948 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 948]]
  • PA-957 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 957]]
  • PA-958 [[Template:Infobox road/PA/link PA|PA 958]]

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1800 233
1810 827 254.9%
1820 1,976 138.9%
1830 4,697 137.7%
1840 9,278 97.5%
1850 13,671 47.3%
1860 19,190 40.4%
1870 23,897 24.5%
1880 27,981 17.1%
1890 37,585 34.3%
1900 38,946 3.6%
1910 39,573 1.6%
1920 40,024 1.1%
1930 41,453 3.6%
1940 42,789 3.2%
1950 42,698 −0.2%
1960 45,582 6.8%
1970 47,682 4.6%
1980 47,449 −0.5%
1990 45,050 −5.1%
2000 43,863 −2.6%
2010 41,815 −4.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]
1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7]
1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1]

2010-2020[9]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 43,863 people, 17,696 households, and 12,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile (19/km2). There were 23,058 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.68% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.2% were of German, 12.4% Swedish, 11.2% American, 10.5% Irish, 8.8% English, 8.2% Italian, and 5.1% Polish ancestry.

There were 17,696 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

Government[]

United States presidential election results for Warren County, Pennsylvania[11]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 14,237 68.92% 6,066 29.37% 354 1.71%
2016 12,477 67.06% 5,145 27.65% 984 5.29%
2012 10,010 57.86% 6,995 40.44% 294 1.70%
2008 9,685 51.89% 8,537 45.74% 441 2.36%
2004 10,999 57.07% 8,044 41.74% 230 1.19%
2000 9,290 52.93% 7,537 42.94% 725 4.13%
1996 7,056 41.34% 7,291 42.72% 2,720 15.94%
1992 6,585 35.74% 6,972 37.84% 4,869 26.42%
1988 8,991 56.21% 6,790 42.45% 214 1.34%
1984 10,838 62.93% 6,244 36.26% 139 0.81%
1980 9,165 57.37% 5,560 34.81% 1,249 7.82%
1976 8,508 52.62% 7,412 45.84% 250 1.55%
1972 10,018 66.05% 4,877 32.16% 272 1.79%
1968 8,889 55.67% 6,368 39.88% 711 4.45%
1964 5,965 35.81% 10,598 63.62% 94 0.56%
1960 11,611 63.81% 6,525 35.86% 59 0.32%
1956 12,145 72.94% 4,463 26.80% 43 0.26%
1952 11,555 71.55% 4,442 27.50% 153 0.95%
1948 8,378 65.38% 4,103 32.02% 333 2.60%
1944 9,276 66.96% 4,440 32.05% 137 0.99%
1940 11,016 65.02% 5,825 34.38% 101 0.60%
1936 9,440 50.30% 8,495 45.27% 832 4.43%
1932 7,872 57.24% 5,254 38.20% 627 4.56%
1928 12,077 80.21% 2,835 18.83% 144 0.96%
1924 8,502 70.93% 2,161 18.03% 1,323 11.04%
1920 7,791 65.07% 2,180 18.21% 2,003 16.73%
1916 3,413 47.79% 2,628 36.80% 1,100 15.40%
1912 1,564 21.55% 1,686 23.23% 4,008 55.22%
1908 4,672 62.03% 2,054 27.27% 806 10.70%
1904 4,737 68.57% 1,222 17.69% 949 13.74%
1900 5,609 64.88% 2,500 28.92% 536 6.20%
1896 4,846 58.70% 3,048 36.92% 361 4.37%
1892 3,838 51.91% 2,735 36.99% 821 11.10%
1888 4,329 55.76% 2,640 34.00% 795 10.24%
1884 3,948 52.44% 2,691 35.75% 889 11.81%
1880 3,207 53.07% 2,118 35.05% 718 11.88%



Voter Registration[]

As of February 21, 2022, there are 26,281 registered voters in Warren County.[12]




Circle frame

Chart of Voter Registration

  Republican (55.66%)
  Democratic (29.09%)
  Independent (9.00%)
  Third Party (6.24%)
  • Democratic: 7,645 (29.09%)
  • Republican: 14,629 (55.66%)
  • Independent: 2,366 (9.00%)
  • Third Party: 1,641 (6.24%)










State Senate[13][]

  • Scott E. Hutchinson, Republican, Pennsylvania's 21st Senatorial District
  • Michele Brooks, Republican, Pennsylvania's 50th Senatorial District

State House of Representatives[13][]

  • Kathy Rapp, Republican, Pennsylvania's 65th Representative District

United States House of Representatives[]

  • Glenn Thompson, Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

United States Senate[]

  • Pat Toomey, Republican
  • Bob Casey, Jr., Democrat

Micropolitan Statistical Area[]

The United States Office of Management and Budget[14] has designated Warren County as the Warren, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (µSA).[15] As of the 2010 U.S. Census[16] the micropolitan area ranked 14th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 298th most populous in the United States with a population of 41,815.

Education[]

Map of Warren County Pennsylvania School Districts

Map of Warren County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Public school districts[]

  • Corry Area School District
  • Titusville Area School District
  • Warren County School District (four high schools)

Charter schools[]

  • Tidioute Community Charter School

Vocational school[]

  • Warren County Area Vocational Technical School [2]

Private schools[]

  • Beaver Valley Amish School
  • Calvary Chapel Christian School
  • Cozy Corners Amish School
  • Early Childhood Learning Center
  • Forest Amish School
  • HR Rouse Children's Center
  • Little Ash Parochial School, Sugar Grove
  • Meadow View Amish School, Sugar Grove
  • Pine Ridge School
  • Railroad School
  • Round Hill School
  • Ruth Smith Children's Home
  • St Joseph School
  • Stoney Run Amish School
  • Warren County Christian School

per Education Names and Addresses directory which is annually developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2016

Recreation[]

There is one Pennsylvania state park in Warren County. Chapman State Park is adjacent to Allegheny National Forest and State Game Land 29 just of U.S. Route 6, near Clarendon. Warren County also contains a tract of old-growth forest called Hearts Content National Scenic Area.

Communities[]

Map of Warren County Pennsylvania With Municipal and Township Labels

Map of Warren County, Pennsylvania with Municipal Labels showing Cities and Boroughs (red), Townships (white), and Census-designated places (blue).

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Warren County:

City[]

Boroughs[]

  • Bear Lake
  • Clarendon
  • Sugar Grove
  • Tidioute
  • Youngsville

Townships[]

  • Brokenstraw
  • Cherry Grove
  • Columbus
  • Conewango
  • Deerfield
  • Eldred
  • Elk
  • Farmington
  • Freehold
  • Glade
  • Limestone
  • Mead
  • Pine Grove
  • Pittsfield
  • Pleasant
  • Sheffield
  • Southwest
  • Spring Creek
  • Sugar Grove
  • Triumph
  • Watson

Census-designated places[]

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.

Unincorporated communities[]

Some communities are neither incorporated nor treated as census-designated places.

  • Akeley
  • Backup Corners
  • Lander
  • Torpedo

Ghost towns[]

  • Cornplanter Reservation
  • Corydon
  • Kinzua

Population ranking[]

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Warren County.[16]

county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2010 Census)
1 Warren City 9,710
2 North Warren CDP 1,934
3 Youngsville Borough 1,729
4 Russell CDP 1,408
5 Sheffield CDP 1,132
6 Columbus CDP 824
7 Tidioute Borough 688
8 Sugar Grove Borough 613
9 Starbrick CDP 522
10 Clarendon Borough 450
11 Bear Lake Borough 164

See also[]

  • Hickory Creek Wilderness
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Pennsylvania

Coordinates: 41°49′N 79°16′W / 41.81, -79.27

References[]

  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42123.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania: Individual County Chronologies". The Newberry Library. 2008. http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/PA_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm. 
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_42.txt. 
  5. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  6. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  7. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed (March 24, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/pa190090.txt. 
  8. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  9. ^ "Census 2020". https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/warrencountypennsylvania/PST045219. 
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov. 
  11. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  12. ^ "Voter registration statistics by county". Dos.state.pa.us. https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Documents/currentvotestats.xls. 
  13. ^ a b Center, Legislativate Data Processing. "Find Your Legislator" (in en). http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=Warren. 
  14. ^ "Office of Management and Budget". https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb. 
  15. ^ "Archived copy". https://www.census.gov/econ/census/media/forms/pa.html. 
  16. ^ a b CNMP, US Census Bureau. "This site has been redesigned and relocated. - U.S. Census Bureau". https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html. 

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