Warren County, Virginia facts for kids

Warren County
	Warren County, Virginia
	Map
	; Location in the state of Virginia
	; Virginia's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	1836
Seat	Front Royal
Largest town	Front Royal
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 217 sq mi (562 km²); 213 sq mi (552 km²); 3.3 sq mi (9 km²), 1.5%
PopulationEst.; - (2016); - Density	; 39,181; 184/sq mi (71/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
	Website: www.warrencountyva.net
	Named for: Joseph Warren

Warren County is a U.S. county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,575. Its county seat is Front Royal.

Warren County is included in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Warren County was established in 1836 from Frederick and Shenandoah counties. The county is named for Joseph Warren. During the Civil War the Battle of Front Royal took place in the county on May 23, 1862.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 217 square miles (560 km²), of which 213 square miles (550 km²) is land and 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) (1.5%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Frederick County, Virginia – north
Clarke County, Virginia – northeast
Fauquier County, Virginia – east
Rappahannock County, Virginia – southeast
Page County, Virginia – southwest
Shenandoah County, Virginia – west

National protected areas

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (part)
George Washington National Forest (part)
Shenandoah National Park (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	5,627	—
1850	6,607	17.4%
1860	6,442	−2.5%
1870	5,716	−11.3%
1880	7,399	29.4%
1890	8,280	11.9%
1900	8,837	6.7%
1910	8,589	−2.8%
1920	8,852	3.1%
1930	8,340	−5.8%
1940	11,352	36.1%
1950	14,801	30.4%
1960	14,655	−1.0%
1970	15,301	4.4%
1980	21,200	38.6%
1990	26,142	23.3%
2000	31,584	20.8%
2010	37,575	19.0%
Est. 2016	39,181	4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2015

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,584 people, 12,087 households, and 8,521 families residing in the county. The population density was 148 people per square mile (57/km²). There were 13,299 housing units at an average density of 62 per square mile (24/km²). The demographics of the county is (2000) 92.71% White, 4.83% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.46% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 12,087 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.60% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,422, and the median income for a family was $50,487. Males had a median income of $37,182 versus $25,506 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,841. About 6.00% of families and 8.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.70% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Front Royal Area Transit (FRAT) provides weekday transit for the town of Front Royal.
Page County Transit - the People Movers provides weekday transit for the town of Luray and weekday service between Luray and Front Royal.