Editing Warren, Arkansas

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|population_total         = 5453
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'''Warren''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Bradley County, Arkansas|Bradley County]], [[Arkansas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], the population was 6,003.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0573310| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212182133/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0573310| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Warren city, Arkansas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=September 25, 2013}}</ref>

==History==
When settlers from the east began to arrive in south Arkansas, the land was inhabited by the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|indigenous]] tribe known as the [[Quapaw]]. The earliest cession of territory was made in 1818, with a later boundary against the neighboring [[Choctaw]] tribe in 1820, opening up the southeastern corner of the [[Arkansas Territory]] for settlement. Although the area had been settled by European-Americans for approximately thirty years, the city itself was not incorporated until 1851. Tradition says the city is named after a former slave, freed by [[Hugh Bradley (Arkansas settler)|Captain Hugh Bradley]], the namesake of the county and leader of the main early settlement party which established the city. The original plat was laid out on land donated by Isaac Pennington, a key member of Bradley's company.

The [[Missouri Pacific Railroad]] map dated 1891 shows a railroad to Warren. A main railroad line ran between [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]] and [[Monroe, Louisiana]] with spurs to Warren, Arkansas and [[Arkansas City, Arkansas]].

Around the turn of the twentieth century, Warren found itself in the middle of a boom in the timber industry. In March 1901, the Arkansas Lumber Company with headquarters in Warren was incorporated by Moses Rittenhouse and John Embree. In Sept. 1901, the Bradley Lumber Company of Warren was created by Samuel Holmes Fullerton of St. Louis, MO. In 1902, the Southern Lumber Company of Warren was created.

During the 1950s, Potlatch Forests Inc. purchased the Bradley Lumber Company and Southern Lumber Company. The Arkansas Lumber Company went out of business.<ref>{{cite journal | url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40030774 | jstor=40030774 | title=The Arkansas Lumber Company in Warren, Bradley County | last1=Shipley | first1=Ellen Compton | journal=The Arkansas Historical Quarterly | date=1987 | volume=46 | issue=1 | pages=60–68 | doi=10.2307/40030774 }}</ref>

Timber and lumber continues to be important to the city's economy, although the lumber yards that were vital to Warren throughout the past century are no longer in operation.

The city's [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]-era courthouse was originally built in 1903 and still maintains the exterior character, despite necessary refurbishments to the interior offices and courtroom.

==Geography==
Warren is located in northeast Bradley County on high ground {{convert|2|mi|0}} west of the [[Saline River (Ouachita River)|Saline River]], a tributary of the [[Ouachita River]]. [[U.S. Route 63]] passes through the center of the city, leading north {{convert|46|mi}} to [[Pine Bluff, Arkansas|Pine Bluff]] and southwest {{convert|50|mi}} to [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]]. [[U.S. Route 278]] bypasses Warren to the south and leads east {{convert|16|mi}} to [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]] and west {{convert|26|mi}} to [[Hampton, Arkansas|Hampton]].

According to the United States Census Bureau, Warren has a total area of {{convert|18.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.33%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Warren has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=285730&cityname=Warren%2C+Arkansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Warren, Arkansas]</ref> [[Tornado]]es have occurred on at least two occasions. The first occurred on [[Tornado outbreak of January 3, 1949|January 3, 1949]], killing 55 people and injuring 435. On March 28, 1975, another tornado killed seven people and injured 51.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tornadoproject.com/alltorns/worstts.htm|title = The Most 'Important' US Tornadoes by State}}</ref> Both were rated F4 on the [[Fujita scale]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ericsweatherlibrary.com/f4f5/ |title=Maximum Rated Tornado – the F4/F5 Database &#124; Eric's Weather Library |access-date=January 25, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128133311/http://ericsweatherlibrary.com/f4f5/ |archive-date=January 28, 2015 }}</ref>

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 | location    = Warren, Arkansas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–2011)
 | Jan record high F  = 83
 | Feb record high F  = 88
 | Mar record high F  = 95
 | Apr record high F  = 94
 | May record high F  = 101
 | Jun record high F  = 110
 | Jul record high F  = 112
 | Aug record high F  = 111
 | Sep record high F  = 107
 | Oct record high F  = 98
 | Nov record high F  = 89
 | Dec record high F  = 84
 | year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 71.8
|Feb avg record high F = 75.7
|Mar avg record high F = 81.9
|Apr avg record high F = 85.6
|May avg record high F = 89.3
|Jun avg record high F = 94.2
|Jul avg record high F = 98.0
|Aug avg record high F = 98.6
|Sep avg record high F = 94.8
|Oct avg record high F = 88.1
|Nov avg record high F = 79.9
|Dec avg record high F = 73.2
|year avg record high F = 99.8

 | Jan high F = 52.4
 | Feb high F = 56.7
 | Mar high F = 65.3
 | Apr high F = 73.4
 | May high F = 80.5
 | Jun high F = 87.7
 | Jul high F = 91.0
 | Aug high F = 90.8
 | Sep high F = 85.5
 | Oct high F = 75.5
 | Nov high F = 63.4
 | Dec high F = 55.0
 | year high F = 73.1
 | Jan mean F = 42.4
 | Feb mean F = 46.0
 | Mar mean F = 53.9
 | Apr mean F = 62.1
 | May mean F = 70.4
 | Jun mean F = 77.8
 | Jul mean F = 81.2
 | Aug mean F = 80.3
 | Sep mean F = 74.4
 | Oct mean F = 63.4
 | Nov mean F = 52.3
 | Dec mean F = 45.1
 | year mean F = 62.4
 | Jan low F = 32.3
 | Feb low F = 35.2
 | Mar low F = 42.5
 | Apr low F = 50.8
 | May low F = 60.2
 | Jun low F = 67.9
 | Jul low F = 71.4
 | Aug low F = 69.8
 | Sep low F = 63.3
 | Oct low F = 51.3
 | Nov low F = 41.3
 | Dec low F = 35.1
 | year low F = 51.8

|Jan avg record low F = 15.7
|Feb avg record low F = 19.6
|Mar avg record low F = 25.8
|Apr avg record low F = 34.1
|May avg record low F = 45.7
|Jun avg record low F = 56.5
|Jul avg record low F = 62.7
|Aug avg record low F = 60.9
|Sep avg record low F = 46.4
|Oct avg record low F = 35.0
|Nov avg record low F = 26.1
|Dec avg record low F = 18.0
|year avg record low F = 12.3

 | Jan record low F  = -8
 | Feb record low F  = -10
 | Mar record low F  = 12
 | Apr record low F  = 26
 | May record low F  = 34
 | Jun record low F  = 46
 | Jul record low F  = 53
 | Aug record low F  = 48
 | Sep record low F  = 36
 | Oct record low F  = 22
 | Nov record low F  = 12
 | Dec record low F  = 0
 | year record low F = 
 | precipitation colour   = green
 | Jan precipitation inch = 4.71
 | Feb precipitation inch = 4.83
 | Mar precipitation inch = 6.16
 | Apr precipitation inch = 6.69
 | May precipitation inch = 5.50
 | Jun precipitation inch = 4.00
 | Jul precipitation inch = 3.32
 | Aug precipitation inch = 4.87
 | Sep precipitation inch = 3.59
 | Oct precipitation inch = 4.60
 | Nov precipitation inch = 4.38
 | Dec precipitation inch = 6.46
 | year precipitation inch = 59.11
 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
 | Jan precipitation days  = 11.1
 | Feb precipitation days  = 9.9
 | Mar precipitation days  = 10.7
 | Apr precipitation days  = 9.1
 | May precipitation days  = 9.8
 | Jun precipitation days  = 9.1
 | Jul precipitation days  = 8.6
 | Aug precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Sep precipitation days  = 6.9
 | Oct precipitation days  = 7.8
 | Nov precipitation days  = 8.9
 | Dec precipitation days  = 10.5
 | year precipitation days = 109.3
 | Jan snow inch = 1.0
 | Feb snow inch = 0.3
 | Mar snow inch = 0.2
 | Apr snow inch = 0.0
 | May snow inch = 0.0
 | Jun snow inch = 0.0
 | Jul snow inch = 0.0
 | Aug snow inch = 0.0
 | Sep snow inch = 0.0
 | Oct snow inch = 0.0
 | Nov snow inch = 0.0
 | Dec snow inch = 0.0
 | year snow inch = 1.5
 | unit snow days = 0.1 in
 | Jan snow days  = 0.2
 | Feb snow days  = 0.2
 | Mar snow days  = 0.0
 | Apr snow days  = 0.0
 | May snow days  = 0.0
 | Jun snow days  = 0.0
 | Jul snow days  = 0.0
 | Aug snow days  = 0.0
 | Sep snow days  = 0.0
 | Oct snow days  = 0.0
 | Nov snow days  = 0.0
 | Dec snow days  = 0.0
 | year snow days = 0.4
 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] (mean maxima/minima 1981&ndash;2010)<ref name="NOWData">{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=lzk
|title = NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 23, 2023}}</ref><ref name="NCEI">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00037582&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 23, 2023}}</ref>
}}

==Arts and culture==
{{See also|Culture of Arkansas}}

===Annual cultural events===
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is held yearly in Warren, normally the second week of June. Begun in 1956, the festival is one of Arkansas' longest-running annual community festivals. Organized by the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce, the festival celebrates the [[List of tomato cultivars|South Arkansas Vine Ripe Pink Tomato]], a special variety of tomato which holds the distinction of being Arkansas' state fruit and state vegetable.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

==Education==
Public education for early childhood, elementary and secondary school students is provided by [[Warren School District]]. There are five schools within the school district, A preschool, two elementary schools (k-3rd grade & 4th-5th grade), a middle school (6th-8th grades), and a high school (9th-12th grades). High Schoolers have the opportunity to enroll at SEACBEC, a local community college and vocational school, which offers courses in computer information technologies, construction, nursing, welding, etc.

Every year SEACBEC takes a group of students to the SkillsUSA Convention in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]] to compete against other schools.

The Southeast Arkansas Public Library operates the Warren Branch Library.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.searlibrary.org/|title=Home|publisher=Southeast Arkansas Public Library|accessdate=May 18, 2023}} - Check the hours and locations tab: "115 W. Cypress Warren, AR 71671"</ref>

==School athletics==
[[Warren High School (Arkansas)|Warren High School]]'s athletic emblem and mascot is The Fightin' Lumberjacks. The Junior High sports teams are known as the Jr. Jacks. The school colors are orange and black. The Warren Lumberjacks are 4 time state champions in football. The Lumberjack football team won the Class AAA State Championship in 2001, 2002, and Class 4A Championship in 2014, and 2016. The Warren Lumberjack football program now has 18 conference championships. They were also the 2006, 2013, and 2017 Class 4A State Runner-up in Football. The Lumberjack baseball team were the Class AAA State Champions in 2005. Warren also holds state titles in basketball(1931), boys track(1994), girls tennis(1993), and girls track(1992 and 1994)and Soccer(2018). After the 2015 football season, the school district announced that synthetic turf would replace the natural grass field at Jim Hurley Jr Stadium. It was completed in the summer of 2016. With a traditional powerhouse football team and growing soccer program, Lumberjack field will be a premiere venue in southeast Arkansas.
The Warren Soccer Jacks advanced to their first state championship match in 2017 finishing runner up. In 2018, they captured their first class 4A state soccer title. With the addition of the 2018 state title in soccer, that brings the Warren High School state title count to 18 state championships.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 301
|1890= 492
|1900= 954
|1910= 2057
|1920= 2145
|1930= 2523
|1940= 2516
|1950= 2615
|1960= 6752
|1970= 6433
|1980= 7646
|1990= 6455
|2000= 6442
|2010= 6003
|2020= 5453
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Warren racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0573310&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 13, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,868
|34.26%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|2,407
|44.14%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|17
|0.31%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|21
|0.39%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|132
|2.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|1,008
|18.49%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 5,453 people, 2,153 households, and 1,344 families residing in the city.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, the racial makeup of the city was 52.46% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 46.79% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. 5.08% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

Out of households reporting, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $22,162, and the median income for a family was $27,618. Males had a median income of $27,778 versus $17,247 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $13,453. About 24.3% of families and 28.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 37.4% of those under age 18 and 23.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Notable people==
People from Warren:
*[[Robert James Baker]] (1942–2018), mammologist
*[[Treylon Burks]] (born 2000), footballer
*[[Alex Burl]] (1931–2009), footballer
*[[Greg Childs (American football)|Greg Childs]] (born 1990), footballer
*[[William S. Goodwin]] (1866–1937), lawyer
*[[Carroll Hollensworth]] (1900–1959), politician
*[[John Lipton]] (born 1936), politician
*[[Allen Maxwell]] (1943–2014), politician
*[[Joe Purcell]] (1923–1987), politician
*[[Rob Reep]] (born 1988), historian
*[[Marshall Riddle]] (1918–1988), baseballer
*[[Carson Ross]] (born 1946), republican
*[[Chester Turner]] (born 1966), serial killer
*[[Terry Wilson (musician)|Robert Terry Wilson]] (born 1949), musician
*[[Jarius Wright]] (born 1989), footballer

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Arkansas}}
* [[Bradley County, Arkansas]]
* [[Warren School District]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bradleychamber.org/ Bradley County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.pinktomatofestival.com Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival]

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