Warren County, New York

Warren County is a in the  of. It is part of the. As of the, the population was 63,303. It is named in honor of General, killed at the in the. The is.

History
When counties were established in New York State in, the present Warren County was part of. This was an enormous county that the northern part of New York State as well as all of the present State of and, in theory, extended westward to the. It was reduced in size on, by the creation of , and further on ,  by the creation of , both containing territory now in Vermont. On, , what was left of Albany County was split into three parts, one remaining under the name Albany County. One of the other pieces,, contained the eastern portion.

In, the name Charlotte County was changed to to honor , the  general and later.

In, Washington County was reduced in size by the splitting-off of. This was a much larger area than the present Clinton County, including several other counties or county parts of the present New York State. Washington County was slightly enlarged by the transfer of the from Albany County to Washington County in.

In, Warren County was split off from Washington County, receiving its name in honor of General , of the Revolutionary army.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,413 (932 ). 2,251 km² (869 sq mi) of it is land and 162 km² (62 sq mi) of it (6.69%) is water.

Warren County is in the northeastern part of New York State. The eastern boundary of Warren County is, slightly west of the - border.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 63,303 people, 25,726 households, and 17,056 families residing in the county. The was 28/km² (73/sq mi). There were 34,852 housing units at an average density of 15/km² (40/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.48%, 0.62% or , 0.21% , 0.55% , 0.01% , 0.23% from , and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 25,726 households out of which 30.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.90% were living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 27.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 25.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,198, and the median income for a family was $46,793. Males had a median income of $32,922 versus $22,279 for females. The for the county was $20,727. About 7.20% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over.

Law & Government
Warren County has been heavily supportive of Republican candidates since the Civil War. The Republicans currently hold 17 of 20 seats on the county legislature, and George W. Bush won the county by 55% in 2004. Both of Warren County's representatives in the state legislature, in the Senate and Teresa Sayward in the Assembly are Republicans. Currently Republicans constitute 51% of registered voters in Warren County, while Democrats account for 23%.

Despite being heavily outnumbered, the Democrats have been steadily making inroads in recent years; Senator Charles Schumer won the county by 56% in his re-election bid in 2004, and the Democrats recently gained a majority on the Glens Falls City Council. John Hall, a Democrat, picked up the county judgeship position in 2003. In 2006 Republican John Sweeney was unseated in the district by as Member of Congress.

Cities, Towns, and Villages

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 * Designation in parentheses is official political level.
 * Designation in parentheses is official political level.
 * Designation in parentheses is official political level.