Warren County, North Carolina

Warren County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 19,972. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the northern half of. It was named for of, a physician and general in the  who was killed at the.

In, parts of Warren County, , and were combined to form.

Warren County was the home of, a planned "," which has not lived up to initial expectations.

Warren County was also the site of the site beginning in 1982 and was involved in a long  struggle to remove dangerous pollutants from affecting the health of the citizens. The site was not safe until 2004.

Famous natives/residents
For what is today a small, relatively impoverished county, Warren has brought forth a remarkable number of notable politicians. North Carolina Governors, and  all were born in or lived in Warren County. , a and U.S. senator, was from Warren, as were Senator, Senator , Congressman  and Congresswoman. Confederate General and his brother, Confederate Attorney General Thomas Bragg, were from Warrenton. The renowned (1933 - ), professor emeritus of English at Duke University and considered one the South's best contemporary authors and essayists, grew up in the village of Macon.

Law and government
Warren County is governed by a five-member. County commissioners are elected to staggered four-year terms and represent one of five equal-sized districts.

Due in large part to its high population, the county favors  over. In the, the county's voters favored Democrat over Republican  by 65% to 35%. In the, Warren County supported Democrat by  74% to 25% over Republican.

Warren County is represented in the by Rep. Michael H. Wray (D-) and in the  by Sen. Doug Berger (D-). It also forms part of, a seat held by (D).

Warren County is a member of the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,149 (444 ). 1,110 km² (429 sq mi) of it is land and 39 km² (15 sq mi) of it (3.40%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - east
 * - south
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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 19,972 people, 7,708 households, and 5,449 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (47/sq mi). There were 10,548 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (25/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 38.90%, 54.49% or , 4.79% , 0.13% , 0.03% , 0.79% from , and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population were or  of any race. Warren County is heavily populated by descendants of a long existing tri-racial isolated deeply rooted in the area.

There were 7,708 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 26.20% 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 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county the population was spread out with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,351, and the median income for a family was $33,602. Males had a median income of $26,928 versus $20,787 for females. The for the county was $14,716. About 15.70% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the, including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.