Editing Warren County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county        = Warren County
 | state        = North Carolina
 | seal = Warren County Seal.png
 | founded              = 1779
 | named for = [[Joseph Warren]]
 | seat wl           = Warrenton
 | largest city wl   = Warrenton
 | city type         = community
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 444.30
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 429.39
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 14.91
 | area percentage      = 3.36
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 18642
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 18836 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | coordinates          = {{coord|36.40|-78.10|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}}
 | web  = www.warrencountync.com
 | district             = 1st
 | time zone           = Eastern
 | ex image             = Warrenton, North Carolina (6281513093).jpg
 | ex image cap         = Warren County Courthouse in Warrenton
 | logo                 = Warren County Logo.png
 | flag                 = Warren County Flag.gif }}

'''Warren County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the northeastern [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the U.S. state of [[North Carolina]], on the northern border with [[Virginia]], made famous for a [[Warren County PCB Landfill|landfill]] and birthplace of the [[environmental justice]] movement. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 18,642.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its [[county seat]] is [[Warrenton, North Carolina|Warrenton]].<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> It was a center of tobacco and cotton plantations, education, and later textile mills.

==History==
The county was established in 1779 from the northern half of [[Bute County, North Carolina|Bute County]]. It was named for [[Joseph Warren]] of [[Massachusetts]], a physician and general in the [[American Revolutionary War]] who was killed at the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]].<ref name= bangma/> The county seat was designated at [[Warrenton, North Carolina|Warrenton]] later that year. In 1786, part of [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] was moved to Warren.{{sfn|Corbitt|2000|p=214}} Developed as a tobacco and cotton farming area, Warrenton became a center of commerce and was one of the wealthiest towns in the state from 1840 to 1860. Many planters built fine homes there.<ref name="Wellman">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u_s4DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT41|title=The County of Warren, North Carolina, 1586-1917|first=Manly Wade|last=Wellman|date=1959|publisher=The University of North Carolina Press|via=Google Books|isbn=9781469617077}}</ref> Along with its slave population, Warren had one of the largest free black populations in antebellum North Carolina.<ref name= chemtob/>

The county's economy declined after the [[American Civil War]],<ref name= chemtob>{{cite news| last = Chemtob| first = Danielle| title = This NC county was once one of the state’s wealthiest. Now it’s fighting to survive.| newspaper = The News & Observer| date = December 27, 2018| url = https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article223268125.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181228150126/https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article223268125.html| archive-date = December 28, 2018}}</ref> though its large black population briefly exercised significant political influence during the Reconstruction era. Warren's economy, like those of its neighboring counties in northeastern North Carolina, continued to struggle<ref name= bangma/> until it gained some manufacturing businesses in the 20th century.<ref name= chemtob/> In 1881, parts of Warren County, [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]] and [[Granville County, North Carolina|Granville County]] were combined to form [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]].{{sfn|Corbitt|2000|p=214}}

The [[1973–1975 recession|1970s recession]] in the United States severely impacted Warren County. By 1980, it was one of the poorest counties in the state, with unemployment peaking in 1982 at 13.3 percent. The county pushed for industrial development to ameliorate struggles in the agricultural sector without much success.{{sfn|McGurty|2009|p=66}}

From 1990 to 2016, manufacturing employment rates declined by about two-thirds.<ref>{{cite news| last = Mims| first = Bryan| title = Warrenton awash with history and possibilities| newspaper = Business North Carolina| date = April 29, 2019| url = https://businessnc.com/warrenton-awash-with-history-and-possibilities/| access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref> Since the late 20th century, county residents have worked to attract other industrial and business development. [[Soul City, North Carolina|Soul City]], a "[[planned community]]" development, was funded by the [[Department of Housing and Urban Development]] (HUD). It has not been successful in attracting business and industry, and has not developed as much housing as intended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=Thomas |date=February 16, 2021 |title=The 1970s Black Utopian City That Became a Modern Ghost Town |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/lost-dream-soul-city/618012/ |access-date=May 31, 2022 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref>

===PCB issue===
In 1978, a transformer manufacturer contracted a trucking company to illegally dump [[polychlorinated biphenyls]] (PCBs) alongside roads in North Carolina. The state of North Carolina assumed responsibility for cleaning up the pollution, and in December 1978, the state government purchased land in the Warren County community of Afton to establish [[Warren County PCB Landfill|a landfill]] to dispose of the chemical waste. Local residents began organizing to protest the planned disposal site, arguing better disposal options existed and that a hazardous waste facility would undercut the county's ability to attracted new industry. National civil rights organizations and politicians became involved, and about 500 protestors were arrested in September 1982 for attempting to obstruct the construction of the disposal site. While [[North Carolina PCB Protest, 1982|the demonstrations]] did not halt the creation of the landfill, the site was eventually detoxified, and a significant amount of historiographic literature attributes the start of the modern [[environmental justice]] movement to the protests.<ref name= wegner>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncpedia.org/pcb-protests| title = PCB Protests| last = Wegner| first = Ansley | date = 2012| website = NCPedia| publisher = North Carolina Government & Heritage Library| access-date = May 5, 2023}}</ref><ref>McGurty, Eileen Maura. "Warren County, NC, and the emergence of the environmental justice movement: Unlikely coalitions and shared meanings in local collective action." ''Society & Natural Resources'' 13.4 (2000): 373-387. DOI:10.1080/089419200279027</ref>

==Geography==
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[[File:North Carolina State Line- Warren County.jpg|thumb|Entering Warren County from Virginia]]
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|444.30|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|429.39|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|14.91|sqmi}} (3.36%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is bordered by the North Carolina counties of [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin]], [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax]], [[Nash County, North Carolina|Nash]], [[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton]], and [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance]], and the Virginia counties of [[Brunswick County, Virginia|Brunswick]] and [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia|Mecklenburg]].<ref name= censusprofile>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/profile/Warren_County,_North_Carolina?g=050XX00US37185| title = Warren County, North Carolina| publisher = [[U.S. Census Bureau]]| access-date = May 5, 2023}}</ref> It sits in the northeastern section of the state's [[Central North Carolina|Piedmont region]] and lies within the Roanoke and Tar-Pamlico river basins.<ref name= bangma/>

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Embro Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Kerr Lake State Recreation Area]] (part)
* [[Magnolia Ernest Recreation Park]]
* [[Shocco Creek Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies===
* [[Big Stone House Creek (North Carolina)|Big Stone House Creek]]
* [[Fishing Creek (North Carolina)|Fishing Creek]]
* [[Hawtree Creek (North Carolina)|Hawtree Creek]]
* [[John H. Kerr Reservoir]]
* [[Jorden Creek (North Carolina)|Jorden Creek]]
* [[Lake Gaston]]
* [[Kerr Lake|Nutbush Creek]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nutbush Creek in Vance County NC |url=https://northcarolina.hometownlocator.com/maps/feature-map,ftc,1,fid,991333,n,nutbush%20creek.cfm |access-date=October 29, 2023 |website=northcarolina.hometownlocator.com}}</ref>
* [[Phoebes Creek (North Carolina)|Phoebes Creek]]
* [[Possumquarter Creek (North Carolina)|Possumquarter Creek]]
* [[Reedy Creek (North Carolina)|Reedy Creek]]
* [[Roanoke River]]
* [[Sandy Creek, North Carolina|Sandy Creek]]
* [[Shocco Creek (North Carolina)|Shocco Creek]]
* [[Sixpound Creek (North Carolina)|Sixpound Creek]]
* [[Smith Creek (North Carolina)|Smith Creek]]
* [[Walkers Creek (North Carolina)|Walkers Creek]]

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=NC|I|85}}<ref name= transport>{{cite web| url = https://warrencountync.org/accessibility/| title = Accessibility : Local Transportation | website = Warren County, North Carolina| publisher = Government of Warren County, North Carolina | access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref>
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|1}}<ref name= transport/>
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|158}}<ref name= transport/>
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|158|dab1=Warrenton}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|401}}<ref name= transport/>
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|4}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|43}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|58}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|903}}
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 9379
|1800= 11284
|1810= 11004
|1820= 11158
|1830= 11877
|1840= 12919
|1850= 13912
|1860= 15726
|1870= 17768
|1880= 22619
|1890= 19360
|1900= 19151
|1910= 20266
|1920= 21593
|1930= 23364
|1940= 23145
|1950= 23539
|1960= 19652
|1970= 15810
|1980= 16232
|1990= 17265
|2000= 19972
|2010= 20972
|2020= 18642
|estyear=2023
|estimate=18836
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37185.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2013}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/warrencountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Warren County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}

With Warren County, the black population is concentrated in areas near 13 pre-Civil War plantation sites.{{sfn|Wilson|2018|p=263}} [[Haliwa-Saponi]] Native Americans reside primarily in the southeastern portions of the county<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncpedia.org/haliwa-indians-and-haliwa-saponi| title = Haliwa Indians and Haliwa-Saponi Tribe| last = Wetmore| first = Ruth Y.| date = 2006| website = NCPedia| publisher = North Carolina Government & Heritage Library| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref><ref name= weldon>{{cite news| last = Weldon| first = Luci| title = Thousands celebrate return of Haliwa-Saponi Powwow| newspaper = The Warren Record| date = April 19, 2023| url = https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_d946244c-deb0-11ed-8639-63c298bfb561.html| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref> proximate to the Halifax County communities of Hollister and Essex. White residents are concentrated in Warrenton and in waterfront areas along the county's two large reservoirs.{{sfn|Wilson|2018|p=263}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Warren County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Warren County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37185&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Warren County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37185&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name="2020CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Warren County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37185&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|7,696
|7,971
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,209
|38.53%
|38.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.67%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|10,816
|10,911
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,049
|54.16%
|52.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |48.54%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|940
|1,026
|style='background: #ffffe6; |953
|4.71%
|4.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.11%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|26
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |62
|0.13%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|4
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|8
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|0.04%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|165
|299
|style='background: #ffffe6; |561
|0.83%
|1.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.01%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|317
|692
|style='background: #ffffe6; |739
|1.59%
|3.30%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.96%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''19,972'''
|'''20,972'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''18,642'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 18,642 people, 7,786 households, and 4,589 families residing in the county.

The county's population declined between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.<ref>{{cite news| last = Harris| first = Jennifer| title = Co. board briefs| newspaper = The Warren Record| date = April 7, 2022| url = https://www.warrenrecord.com/news/article_cd3953d2-b5ac-11ec-a242-27c991e4967e.html| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref>

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 20,972 people living in the county. 52.3% were [[African American|Black or African American]], 38.8% [[White American|White]], 5.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian American|Asian]], 2.0% of some other race and 1.6% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 3.3% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 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> there were 19,972 people, 7,708 households, and 5,449 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|47|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 10,548 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 54.49% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 38.90% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.79% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.79% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.88% from two or more races. 1.59% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 7,708 households, out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 26.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,351, and the median income for a family was $33,602. Males had a median income of $26,928 versus $20,787 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $14,716. About 15.70% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.90% of those under age 18 and 20.80% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and politics==
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Warren County has a [[council-manager government]], governed by a five-member [[County commission|board of commissioners]]. County commissioners are elected at-large to staggered four-year terms and represent one of five single-member districts. The commission hires a county manager to serve as the chief administrative officer for county government and who is responsible for executing the commission's policies.<ref name= manager>{{cite web| url = https://www.warrencountync.com/150/County-Managers-Office| title = County Manager| website = Warren County, North Carolina| publisher = Government of Warren County, North Carolina| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref>

Warren County is a member of the [[Councils of governments in North Carolina|Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments]].<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.kerrtarcog.org/about/who-what-mission-statement/| title = Who, What & Mission Statement| publisher = Kerr-Tar Regional Council of Governments| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref> It is located entirely in the [[North Carolina Senate]]'s [[North Carolina's 3rd Senate district|3rd district]], the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]]' [[North Carolina's 27th House district|27th district]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/CountyRepresentation/warren| title = Warren County Representation : 2023-2024 Session| publisher = North Carolina General Assembly| access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref> and [[North Carolina's 1st congressional district]].<ref name= bangma>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncpedia.org/geography/warren| title = Warren County| last = Bangma| first = Peter| date = 2006| website = NCPedia| publisher = North Carolina Government & Heritage Library| access-date = May 4, 2023}}</ref> Warren County lies within the bounds of North Carolina's 11th Prosecutorial District, the 9th [[North Carolina Superior Court|Superior Court]] District, and the 9th District Court District.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.nccourts.gov/locations/warren-county| title = Warren County| publisher = North Carolina Judicial Branch| access-date = May 4, 2023}}</ref> The Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe was recognized as a Native American tribe by the state of North Carolina in 1965 and mostly comprises members in Warren and Halifax counties.{{sfn|Wilson|2018|p=261}} The tribal government provides services to its members.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2023/12/14/haliwa-saponi-indian-tribe-e-130| title = Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe (E-130)| date = December 14, 2023| publisher = North Carolina Department of Natural & Cultural Resources| access-date = December 26, 2024}}</ref>

==Economy==
In recent years, Warren County has struggled with poverty and low wages.<ref name= chemtob/><ref name= barkin1>{{cite news| last = Barkin| first = Dan| title = Sunbrella’s growth sparks Glen Raven’s expansion in Warren County| newspaper = Business North Carolina| date = August 2, 2021| url = https://businessnc.com/sunbrellas-growth-sparks-glen-ravens-expansion-in-warren-county/| access-date = May 4, 2023}}</ref> Glen Raven, a textile company, is a major manufacturing employer in the county.<ref name= barkin1/>

==Education==
Education in the area is provided by Warren County Public Schools.<ref name= lifestyle>{{cite web| url = https://warrencountync.org/lifestyle/| title = The Lifestyle| website = Warren County, North Carolina| publisher = Government of Warren County, North Carolina | access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref> Vance-Granville Community College maintains a satellite campus in the county.<ref name= training>{{cite web| url = https://warrencountync.org/talent-training/| title = Talent & Training : Education & Training| website = Warren County, North Carolina| publisher = Government of Warren County, North Carolina | access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref> According to the 2021 American Community Survey, an estimated 15.2 percent of county residents have attained a bachelor's degree or higher level of education.<ref name= censusprofile/>

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Warren County North Carolina With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG|thumb|275px|Map of Warren County with municipal and township labels]]

===Incorporated communities===
* [[Macon, North Carolina|Macon]]<ref name= communities>{{cite web| url = https://warrencountync.org/neighbors/| title = The Neighbors Of Warren Co. : Residential Communities| website = Warren County, North Carolina| publisher = Government of Warren County, North Carolina | access-date = May 3, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Norlina, North Carolina|Norlina]]<ref name= communities/>
* [[Warrenton, North Carolina|Warrenton]]<ref name= communities/> (county seat and largest community)

===Townships===
Warren County [[Township (United States)|townships]] are:{{sfn|Powell|1976|p=517}}
* Fishing Creek
* Fork
* Hawtree
* Judkins
* [[Nutbush Township, Warren County, North Carolina|Nutbush]]
* River
* Roanoke
* Sandy Creek
* Shocco
* Sixpound
* Smith Creek
* Warrenton

===Unincorporated communities===
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* Afton
* Arcola
* Axtell
* Church Hill
* Creek
* Drewry
* Elams
* Elberon
* Embro
* Enterprise
* Five Forks
* Grove Hill
* Inez
* [[Liberia, North Carolina|Liberia]]
* Lickskillet
* [[Manson, North Carolina|Manson]]
* Marmaduke
* Oakville
* Odell
* Oine
* Old Bethlehem
* Parktown
* Paschall
* [[Ridgeway, North Carolina|Ridgeway]]
* Rose Hill
* Snow Hill
* [[Soul City, North Carolina|Soul City]]
* [[Vaughan, North Carolina|Vaughan]]
* Vicksboro
* Warren Plains
* [[Wise, North Carolina|Wise]]
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==Notable people==
* [[Braxton Bragg]], Confederate general
* [[Thomas Bragg]], [[U.S. senator]], [[Governor of North Carolina|North Carolina governor]], and Confederate attorney general
* [[Eva Clayton]], [[Member of congress|congresswoman]]
* [[Kirkland H. Donald]], [[United States Navy]] Admiral and fifth Director of the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program
* [[Benjamin Hawkins]], U.S. senator and Superintendent for Indian Affairs (1798–1818)
* [[John H. Kerr]], congressman
* [[Nathaniel Macon]], [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives|Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives]] and U.S. senator
* [[William Miller (North Carolina politician)|William Miller]], North Carolina governor
* [[Reynolds Price]], professor emeritus of English at [[Duke University]], major author and essayist of the South
* [[Matt Ransom]], U.S. senator and Confederate general
* [[Robert Ransom]], Confederate general
* [[Gladys Smithwick]], physician and medical missionary in [[China]] and the [[Belgian Congo]]
* [[James Turner (North Carolina politician)|James Turner]], North Carolina governor
* [[Alice Holloway Young]], education pioneer who developed the first and oldest voluntary racial integration program in the U.S.

==See also==
* [[List of North Carolina counties]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, North Carolina]]

==References==
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==Works cited==
* {{cite book| last = Corbitt| first = David Leroy| title = The formation of the North Carolina counties, 1663-1943| publisher = North Carolina Division of Archives and History | edition = reprint| date = 2000| location = Raleigh| url = https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/collection/p16062coll9/id/289743| oclc= 46398241}}
* {{cite book| last = McGurty| first = Eileen| title = Transforming Environmentalism: Warren County, PCBs, and the Origins of Environmental Justice| publisher = Rutgers University Press| edition = reprint| date = 2009| location =  | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=18291yyuaBgC| isbn = 9780813546780}}
* McGurty, Eileen Maura. "Warren County, NC, and the emergence of the environmental justice movement: Unlikely coalitions and shared meanings in local collective action." ''Society & Natural Resources'' 13.4 (2000): 373-387. DOI:10.1080/089419200279027
* {{cite book| last = Powell| first = William S.| title = The North Carolina Gazetteer: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places| publisher = The University of North Carolina Press| date = 1976| location = Chapel Hill| isbn = 9780807812471}}
* {{cite journal| last = Wilson| first = Bev| title = Isha Black or Isha White? Racial Identity and Spatial Development in Warren County, NC| journal = Planning Theory & Practice| volume = 19| issue = 2| pages = 261–265| date = 2018| doi = 10.1080/14649357.2018.1456816}}

==External links==
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* {{osmrelation|2528752}}
* {{Official website|http://www.warrencountync.com/}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20040724173516/http://www.warren-chamber.org/ Chamber of Commerce of Warren County]}}
* [https://archive.today/20110203072123/http://www.vancnews.com/warrenton/ ''The Warren Record'']

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Warren County, North Carolina
|North     = [[Brunswick County, Virginia]]
|Northeast = [[Northampton County, North Carolina|Northampton County]]
|East      = [[Halifax County, North Carolina|Halifax County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Franklin County, North Carolina|Franklin County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Vance County, North Carolina|Vance County]]
|Northwest = [[Mecklenburg County, Virginia]]
}}
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