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Warrenton, Georgia
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Warren County Courthouse
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Location in Warren County and the state of Georgia
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| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Warren |
| Area | |
| • 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)
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| • 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
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| Area code(s) | 706 |
| FIPS code | 13-80592 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0333368 |
Warrenton is a city in Warren County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,744 in 2020. The city is the county seat of Warren County.
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. The community was named for American Revolutionary War general Joseph Warren.
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.
Geography
Warrenton is located at 33°24′27″N 82°39′46″W / 33.40750°N 82.66278°W (33.407596, -82.662914). 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 | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima, precip/precip days 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 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 | |||
| Race | Num. | Perc. |
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| 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. (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.
- Freeman Elementary School
- Warren County Middle School
- Warren County High School
See also
In Spanish: Warrenton (Georgia) para niños
