Warren County, Iowa facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Warren County
U.S. county
New courthouse under construction as of Dec 2021
Location within the U.S. state of Iowa
Iowa's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Iowa
Founded	1846
Named for	Joseph Warren
Seat	Indianola
Largest city	Indianola
Area
• Total	573 sq mi (1,480 km2)
• Land	570 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	3.5 sq mi (9 km2)  0.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	52,403
• Estimate  (2023)	55,205
• Density	91.45/sq mi (35.310/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st

Warren County is a special area of land, like a district, in the state of Iowa. It's called a county. In 2020, about 52,403 people lived here. The main town, or county seat, where the county government is located, is Indianola. Warren County is part of a larger area called the Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area. This means it's connected to the bigger cities of Des Moines and West Des Moines.

History of Warren County

Warren County was created in 1846. It was named after General Joseph Warren. He was a brave hero during the American Revolutionary War. The current building where the county government works, called the Warren County Courthouse, opened in 1939.

Geography of Warren County

Warren County covers a total area of about 573 square miles. Most of this area, about 570 square miles, is land. The rest, about 3.5 square miles, is water. This means only a small part (0.6%) of the county is covered by water.

Main Roads in Warren County

Neighboring Counties

Warren County shares its borders with several other counties:

• Polk County is to the north.
• Marion County is to the east.
• Lucas County is to the southeast.
• Clarke County is to the southwest.
• Madison County is to the west.

Population of Warren County

This chart shows how the population of Warren County has changed over many years, based on official census data.

Population in 2020

In 2020, the census counted 52,403 people living in Warren County. This means there were about 92 people per square mile. Most people (95.46%) said they belonged to one race. About 89.46% were non-Hispanic White. Other groups included Black people (0.87%), Hispanic people (3.16%), Native Americans (0.19%), and Asian people (0.73%). A small number were Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.04%), or a mix of races (5.55%). There were 20,857 homes, and 19,616 of them were lived in.

Population in 2010

The 2010 census showed that 46,225 people lived in the county. There were about 81 people per square mile. At that time, there were 18,371 homes, and 17,262 of them were occupied.

Towns and Communities

Cities in Warren County

Smaller Communities (Unincorporated)

These are smaller places that are not officially cities:

• Beech
• Churchville
• Cool
• Liberty Center
• Prole

Townships

Warren County is divided into sixteen smaller areas called townships:

City Populations (2010 Census)

This table shows the population of cities and towns that are part of Warren County, based on the 2010 census. † The county seat, where the main government offices are.

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In Spanish: Condado de Warren (Iowa) para niños