Warrenton, Georgia

Warrenton is a city and the county seat of Warren County, Georgia, United States.^[4] The population was 1,744 in 2020.

Warrenton, Georgia
City
Warren County Courthouse
Location in Warren County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 33°24′27″N 82°39′46″W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Warren
Area [1]
• Total	1.92 sq mi (4.98 km2)
• Land	1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	518 ft (158 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,744
• Density	914.53/sq mi (353.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	30828
Area code	706
FIPS code	13-80592[2]
GNIS feature ID	0333368[3]
Website	www.warrentonga.gov

History

Warrenton was founded in 1797 as seat of Warren County (est. 1793). It was incorporated as a town in 1810 and as a city in 1908.^[5] The community was named for American Revolutionary War general Joseph Warren.^[6]

On May 2, 1919, a crowd of three hundred white farmers shot to death and burned the corpse of a black farmer, Benny Richards, who was accused of murdering his own ex-wife.^[7]

Geography

Warrenton is located at 33°24′27″N 82°39′46″W (33.407596, -82.662914).^[8] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km²) of it is land and 0.52% is water.

Climate

Climate data for Warrenton, Georgia, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1914–2017
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °F (°C)	86 (30)	83 (28)	90 (32)	95 (35)	100 (38)	110 (43)	109 (43)	107 (42)	108 (42)	99 (37)	90 (32)	80 (27)	110 (43)
Mean maximum °F (°C)	71.1 (21.7)	75.3 (24.1)	81.1 (27.3)	86.3 (30.2)	90.6 (32.6)	95.8 (35.4)	97.8 (36.6)	96.9 (36.1)	92.5 (33.6)	85.7 (29.8)	79.7 (26.5)	73.2 (22.9)	99.2 (37.3)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C)	56.2 (13.4)	59.4 (15.2)	67.1 (19.5)	75.0 (23.9)	82.2 (27.9)	88.0 (31.1)	91.2 (32.9)	89.5 (31.9)	84.4 (29.1)	75.3 (24.1)	65.9 (18.8)	58.1 (14.5)	74.4 (23.5)
Daily mean °F (°C)	44.7 (7.1)	47.4 (8.6)	54.1 (12.3)	61.6 (16.4)	69.6 (20.9)	76.6 (24.8)	80.2 (26.8)	78.8 (26.0)	73.3 (22.9)	63.0 (17.2)	53.0 (11.7)	46.7 (8.2)	62.4 (16.9)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C)	33.1 (0.6)	35.4 (1.9)	41.1 (5.1)	48.3 (9.1)	57.1 (13.9)	65.3 (18.5)	69.1 (20.6)	68.2 (20.1)	62.2 (16.8)	50.7 (10.4)	40.1 (4.5)	35.3 (1.8)	50.5 (10.3)
Mean minimum °F (°C)	16.4 (−8.7)	20.9 (−6.2)	25.6 (−3.6)	33.1 (0.6)	43.8 (6.6)	56.1 (13.4)	62.2 (16.8)	60.5 (15.8)	48.5 (9.2)	35.1 (1.7)	27.8 (−2.3)	19.7 (−6.8)	14.0 (−10.0)
Record low °F (°C)	−3 (−19)	7 (−14)	11 (−12)	26 (−3)	37 (3)	40 (4)	53 (12)	52 (11)	36 (2)	26 (−3)	9 (−13)	5 (−15)	−3 (−19)
Average precipitation inches (mm)	4.47 (114)	4.21 (107)	4.94 (125)	3.04 (77)	3.07 (78)	4.04 (103)	3.94 (100)	4.59 (117)	3.97 (101)	3.42 (87)	3.38 (86)	3.93 (100)	47 (1,195)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)	7.5	6.9	6.8	5.7	6.0	6.8	7.1	7.3	5.0	4.8	5.4	6.8	76.1
Source 1: NOAA[9]
Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip/precip days 1981–2010)[10]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1880	1,022		—
1890	974		−4.7%
1900	1,113		14.3%
1910	1,368		22.9%
1920	1,407		2.9%
1930	1,289		−8.4%
1940	1,284		−0.4%
1950	1,442		12.3%
1960	1,770		22.7%
1970	2,073		17.1%
1980	2,172		4.8%
1990	2,056		−5.3%
2000	2,013		−2.1%
2010	1,937		−3.8%
2020	1,744		−10.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[11] 1850-1870[12] 1870-1880[13] 1890-1910[14] 1920-1930[15] 1940[16] 1950[17] 1960[18] 1970[19] 1980[20] 1990[21] 2000[22] 2010[23]

Warrenton racial composition as of 2020^[24]

Race	Num.	Perc.
White (non-Hispanic)	409	23.45%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic)	1,276	73.17%
Native American	2	0.11%
Asian	10	0.57%
Other/Mixed	35	2.01%
Hispanic or Latino	12	0.69%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,744 people, 840 households, and 528 families residing in the city.

Education

Warren County School District

The Warren County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.^[25] (The district has only 2 physical buildings, one for Pre-K and K, the other for 1–12.)The district has 70 full-time teachers and over 894 students.^[26]

• Freeman Elementary School
• Warren County Middle School
• Warren County High School

See also

• State of Georgia portal

• Central Savannah River Area