Editing Warren County, Virginia

{{short description|County in Virginia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Warren County
 | state                = Virginia 
 | seal                 = Warren Seal Va.png 
 | founded              = 1836
 | named for            = [[Joseph Warren]] 
 | seat wl              = Front Royal 
 | largest city wl      = Front Royal
 | city type            = town
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 217 
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 213 
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.3 
 | area percentage      = 1.5 
 | population_total     = 40727 
 | population_as_of     = 2020 
 | population_est       = 
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | pop_est_footnotes    = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | web                  = www.warrencountyva.net
 | ex image             = Warren County Courthouse cropped.JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[Warren County Courthouse (Virginia)|Warren County Courthouse]] in Front Royal, Virginia
 | ex image size        = 225px|
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | district             = 6th
|flag=Flag of Warren County, Virginia.png|logo=Logo of Warren County, Virginia.png}}

'''Warren County''' is a [[United States|U.S.]] [[county (United States)|county]] located in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]]. The [[2020 United States census]] places Warren County within the [[Washington metropolitan area|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area]] with a population of 40,727.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Warren County, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US51187|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> The county was established in 1836. The [[county seat]] is [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]].<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>

== History ==

By 1672, the entire [[Shenandoah Valley]] was claimed for hunting by the [[Iroquois Confederation]] following the [[Beaver Wars]]. Some bands of the [[Shawnee]] settled in the area as client groups to the Iroquois and alternately to the Cherokee after 1721. The Iroquois formally sold their entire claim east of the Alleghenies to the [[Virginia Colony]] at the [[Treaty of Lancaster]] in 1744.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hofstra|first=Warren|title=The Planting of New Virginia: Settlement and Landscape in the Shenandoah Valley|year=2005|publisher=The Johns Hopkins University Press|location=Baltimore, MD|isbn=0801882710|pages=10–12}}</ref> Warren County was established in 1836 from [[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick]] and [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah]] Counties.<ref name="Wayland">{{cite book|last1=Wayland|first1=John Walter|title=A History of Shenandoah County, Virginia|publisher=Genealogical|date=1969|pages=894}}</ref>{{rp|33}} At that time the county had a population of 7,000 people, a quarter of which were enslaved.<ref name="Wayland" />{{rp|289}} Wedding records show marriages of people born in the 1770s marrying in the 1800s who head households of four to eight "free colored" so the early demographics of the population are unclear.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Heinegg|first1=Paul|title=Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina from the Colonial Period to about 1820, Volume 2|date=2005|publisher=Genealogical}}</ref>{{rp|823–824}} Joist Hite lead the ''Sixteen Families'' into the Lower Shenandoah Valley.<ref name="Pioneers and Descendants">{{cite book|last1=Kemp Cartmell|first1=Thomas|title=Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia (illustrated) from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908 |date=1909|publisher=Eddy|pages=587}}</ref> Some consider that group the first European settlers of the area, others believe different claims.<ref name="Pioneers and Descendants" />{{rp|ix}} Either way, [[Presbyterians]] of [[Scotch-Irish Americans|Scotch-Irish lineage]] and [[Quakers]] followed.<ref>Presbyterians: {{Hanging indent | {{cite book|last1=Kemp Cartmell|first1=Thomas|title=Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia (illustrated) from Its Formation in 1738 to 1908|date=1909|publisher=Eddy|pages=587}}{{rp|ix}}}} Quakers: {{Hanging indent | {{cite book|last1=Kretzschmar|first1=William A.|title=Handbook of the Linguistic Atlas of the Middle and South Atlantic States|date=September 15, 1993|publisher=University of Chicago Press|pages=454}}{{rp|334}}}}</ref>

Rail service was established in 1854 with the construction of the Alexandria, Orange and Manassas Gap Railroad between Manassas and Riverton. This line was soon extended to Strasburg in time to become a factor in the [[Battle of Front Royal]] on May 23, 1862, and throughout the Civil War. Lumber, agriculture, manufacturing and grain mills provided employment in the region for decades after the Civil War. The county is named for [[Joseph Warren]]. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] the [[Battle of Front Royal]] took place in the county on May 23, 1862.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Forman|first1=Sam|title=Dr. Joseph Warren: The Boston Tea Party, Bunker Hill, and the Birth of American Liberty|date=November 21, 2011|publisher=Pelican|pages=400}}</ref>{{rp|368}} On September 23, 1864, William Thomas Overby and five others of then Lt. Col. [[John S. Mosby]]'s [[43rd Battalion, Virginia Cavalry|43rd Virginia Battalion of Partisan Rangers]] were captured by cavalry troops under the command of then Brig. Gen. [[George A. Custer]] in [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]] out of uniform and were executed as spies.<ref>Executions: {{Hanging indent |{{cite book|last1=Simson|first1=Jay W.|title=Custer and the Front Royal Executions of 1864|date=November 11, 2008|publisher=McFarland|pages=211}}{{rp|1}}}} {{Hanging indent |{{cite journal|last1=Boyle|first1=William E.|title=Under the Black Flag: Execution and Retaliation in Mosby's Confederacy|journal=Military Law Review|date=Spring 1994|volume=144}}{{rp|155}}}}</ref>

=== 2019 Warren County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Jennifer McDonald Scandal ===

In 2017, questions were raised about the validity of an alleged $40 million economic development deal that had been brought to the community by Curt Tran, the owner of a company called IT Federal, over the redevelopment of the Avtex Superfund site.<ref name="roanoke.com">Casey, Dan. [https://www.roanoke.com/news/casey-scandals-rock-northern-shenandoah-valley-town/article_fd9aaacb-a221-5909-a6c3-0ef3d03b0076.html "CASEY: Scandals rock northern Shenandoah Valley town"], ''[[The Roanoke Times]]'', Virginia, April 27, 2019.</ref>

In 2018, [[Warren County Economic Development Authority]] executive director Jennifer McDonald was charged with filing false police reports about an alleged rock-throwing incident that she claimed had occurred at her home.<ref>Gully, Josh. [https://www.nvdaily.com/news/front-royal/eda-director-charged-with-filing-false-police-report/article_15f15e69-5787-5b2e-86c9-8570df6355dc.html"EDA Director Charged With Filing False Police Reports"]</ref>

In 2019, McDonald and other parties were embroiled in a massive financial scandal that some observers have characterized as the largest embezzlement scheme in the history of the state of Virginia.<ref name= IndictmentStory>{{cite news |last=McCaslin |first=John |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Warren County's top officials indicted in Front Royal embezzlement scam |url=https://www.insidenova.com/headlines/warren-county-s-top-officials-indicted-in-front-royal-embezzlement/article_bbbaa17c-df28-11e9-bf04-e78ba7699e79.html |work=The Rappahannock News |location=online |access-date=September 26, 2019 }}</ref> The fraud scheme, which involved the alleged embezzlement of $21 million in county funds through fictitious development schemes and insider deals, was uncovered by the [[Virginia State Police]] Bureau of Criminal Investigation's Culpeper field office.

The Virginia State Police launched a probe into the business practices of McDonald in conjunction with the [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal Police Department]] and the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]].<ref name= IndictmentStory/>

Sheriff McEathron, who had been indicted after it was revealed he was McDonald's business partner, committed suicide.<ref>Bria Llyod. [https://www.localdvm.com/news/virginia/former-warren-county-sheriff-daniel-mceathron-found-dead/ "], ''[[Local DVM]]'', May 28, 2019.</ref>

Jennifer McDonald was charged with 32 felony counts for her role in the scheme.<ref>Gully, Josh. [https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/mcdonald-charged-on-four-additional-felonies/article_e2a3aee2-b835-514f-89b9-ada3c2548f06.html"], ''[[Northern Virginia Daily]]'', Virginia, October 28, 2019.</ref> 14 current and former municipal officials were indicted and faced criminal charges, including the entire Warren County board of supervisors as well as the former Warren [[County Attorney]] and the head of the Warren County schools division.<ref name="IndictmentStory" /><ref name="WaPoExpose">{{cite news |last=Olivo |first=Antonio |date=September 24, 2019 |title=Millions of dollars are missing. The sheriff is dead. A small Virginia town wants answers.
 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-news/millions-of-dollars-are-missing-the-sheriff-is-dead-a-small-virginia-town-wants-answers/2019/09/24/1a0be2fe-c061-11e9-b873-63ace636af08_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |location=Internet |access-date=September 26, 2019 }}</ref>
These charges were later dropped as the judge ruled there was no basis for the allegations.<ref>Carey, Julie.[https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/charges-dropped-against-14-warren-county-leaders/2049641/]''[[NBC4 Washington]]'', Virginia, October 28, 2019.</ref>

==Geography==
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According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|217|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|213|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.3|sqmi}} (1.5%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The highest point is [[Hogback Mountain (Shenandoah National Park, Virginia)|Hogback Mountain]] in [[Shenandoah National Park]], along the border with [[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock County]].

===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==
{{US Census population
|1840= 5627
|1850= 6607
|1860= 6442
|1870= 5716
|1880= 7399
|1890= 8280
|1900= 8837
|1910= 8589
|1920= 8852
|1930= 8340
|1940= 11352
|1950= 14801
|1960= 14655
|1970= 15301
|1980= 21200
|1990= 26142
|2000= 31584
|2010= 37575
|2020= 40727
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</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 5, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</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|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Warren County, Virginia - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!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, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51187&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!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, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US51187&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|33,345
|33,831
|88.74%
|83.07%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,709
|1,722
|4.55%
|4.23%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|103
|130
|0.27%
|0.32%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|350
|462
|0.93%
|1.13%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|7
|13
|0.02%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|35
|255
|0.09%
|0.63%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|708
|1,901
|1.88%
|4.67%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,318
|2,413
|3.51%
|5.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''37,575'''
|'''40,727'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US 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 can be of any race.''

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 31,584 people, 12,087 households, and 8,521 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|148|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 13,299 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The demographics of the county is (2000) 92.71% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 4.83% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.46% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.29% from two or more races. 1.56% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|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 [[Marriage|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 aged 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.

== Economy ==

For many years, Avtex Fibers (formerly known as the [[American Viscose Corporation]] from 1910 to 1976), was the county's largest employer and taxpayer.<ref name= WarrenCountyWebsite>{{cite web |url=https://www.warrencountyva.net/press-releases/board-of-supervisors-reacts-to-eda-allegations |title=Board Of Supervisors Reacts To EDA Allegations
 |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=County of Warren website |publisher=Warren County Board of Supervisors |access-date=November 26, 2019 }}</ref> At its height, it employed over 800 residents throughout Front Royal and Warren County.

Towards the late 1980s, however, the company's main plant in Front Royal was forced to close as a result of numerous environmental violations, which eventually resulted in the site being declared a [[Superfund]] site.<ref name=NYT_FroRoClosed>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/21/us/jobs-are-lost-in-plant-shutdown-but-so-is-foul-smelling-air.html |title=Jobs Are Lost in Plant Shutdown, but So Is Foul-Smelling Air |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 21, 1989 |author=Ayres, B. Drummond Jr. |access-date=January 14, 2017}}</ref> The county, reeling from the sudden loss of jobs and tax revenue, established the [[Warren County Economic Development Authority]] (WCEDA) to stimulate and diversify its economy as well as the economy of [[Front Royal, Virginia|Town of Front Royal]], its county seat. The purpose of the WCEDA is to foster and stimulate industry and economic development within Warren County and the town of Front Royal.<ref name= WCEDACharter>{{cite web |url=http://wceda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bylaws102717.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://wceda.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Bylaws102717.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live |title=Bylaws of the Industrial Development Authority of the Town of Front Royal and the County of Warren, Virginia
 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=December 20, 1994 |website=WCEDA.com |publisher=Warren County Economic Development Agency |access-date=September 26, 2019 }}</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the county's [[comprehensive annual financial report]]s, the top employers by number of employees in the county are the following.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Employer
! Employees<br />(2021)<ref name= cafr-2021>{{cite web |url= https://www.warrencountyva.gov/images/FY2020-2021_CAFR.pdf |title= County of Warren, Virginia, Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, for the Year Ended June 30, 2021 |date= April 22, 2022 |work= Government of Warren County, Virginia |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220924034627/https://www.warrencountyva.gov/images/FY2020-2021_CAFR.pdf |archive-date= September 24, 2022 |page= Table 15 }}</ref> 
|-
| Warren County School Board
| align=right | 750–1,000
|-
| [[Family Dollar|Family Dollar Services]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| Valley Health System–WMH
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| Axalta Coating Systems ([[DuPont]])
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[Walmart]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| Warren County Government
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[Sysco|Sysco Northeast Redistribution]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[Randolph-Macon Academy]]
| align=right | 250–499
|-
| [[United Parcel Service|UPS Customer Center]]
| align=right | 250–499
|}

== Transportation ==
[[File:2018-10-18 13 08 15 View east along Interstate 66 from the overpass for Sulphur Springs Road (Virginia State Route 842) in Reliance, Warren County, Virginia.jpg|thumb|I-66 in Warren County]]
* Front Royal Area Transit (FRAT)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.front-royal.va.us/frat.asp?M=2&P=10&S=0|title=Front Royal Area Transit|access-date=February 17, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009091334/http://www.ci.front-royal.va.us/frat.asp?M=2&P=10&S=0|archive-date=October 9, 2007}}</ref> provides weekday transit for the town of Front Royal.
* Page County Transit<ref>[http://www.vatransit.org/info_page.htm Page County Transit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113204053/http://www.vatransit.org/info_page.htm |date=January 13, 2009 }}</ref>  - the People Movers provides weekday transit for the town of [[Luray, Virginia|Luray]] and weekday service between [[Luray, Virginia|Luray]] and [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]].

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=VA|I|66}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|I|81}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|11}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|340}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|US|522}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|55}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|SR|79}}
* {{Jct|state=VA|road|[[Skyline Drive]]}}
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== Education ==
[[File:Sonner Hall RMC 20150328.jpg|thumb|[[Sonner Hall]] at [[Randolph-Macon Academy]]]]
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=== College ===
* [[Christendom College]]

=== Public schools ===

* [[Skyline High School (Virginia)|Skyline High School]] (9–12)
* [[Warren County High School (Virginia)|Warren County High School]] (9–12)
* Warren County Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/wcms/|title=Welcome to Warren County Middle School|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> (6–8)
* Skyline Middle School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/sms/|title=Home - Skyline Middle School}}</ref> (6–8)
* A.S. Rhodes Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/asr/|title=Welcome to A.S. Rhodes Elementary|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> (K–5)
* E. Wilson Morrison Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/ewm/|title=Welcome to E. Wilson Morrison Elementary|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> (K–5)
* Hilda J. Barbour Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/hjb/|title=Welcome to Hilda J. Barbour Elementary|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> (PreK–5)
* Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/lfk/|title=Welcome to Leslie Fox Keyser Elementary|access-date=February 17, 2017}}</ref> (K–5)
* Ressie Jefferies Elementary School<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/rjes/|title=Welcome to Ressie Jeffries Elementary|access-date=February 17, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009231944/http://www.wcps.k12.va.us/rjes/|archive-date=October 9, 2006}}</ref> (K–5)

=== Preparatory school ===
* [[Randolph-Macon Academy]] (6–12)
{{div col end}}

==Communities==

===Town===

* [[Front Royal, Virginia|Front Royal]] (county seat)

===Census-designated places===

* [[Apple Mountain Lake, Virginia|Apple Mountain Lake]]
* [[Chester Gap, Virginia|Chester Gap]] (mostly in [[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock County]])
* [[Shenandoah Farms, Virginia|Shenandoah Farms]]
* [[Shenandoah Shores, Virginia|Shenandoah Shores]]
* [[Skyland Estates, Virginia|Skyland Estates]]

===Other unincorporated communities===

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* [[Ashby, Warren County, Virginia|Ashby]]
* [[Bentonville, Virginia|Bentonville]]
* [[Bethel, Warren County, Virginia|Bethel]]
* [[Browntown, Warren County, Virginia|Browntown]]
* [[Buckton, Virginia|Buckton]]
* [[Cedarville, Warren County, Virginia|Cedarville]]
* [[Happy Creek, Virginia|Happy Creek]]
* [[Howellsville, Virginia|Howellsville]]
* [[Karo, Virginia|Karo]]
* [[Limeton, Virginia|Limeton]]
* [[Linden, Virginia|Linden]]
* [[Milldale, Virginia|Milldale]]
* [[Nineveh, Virginia|Nineveh]]
* [[Overall, Virginia|Overall]]
* [[Reliance, Virginia|Reliance]]
* [[Riverton, Virginia|Riverton]]
* [[Rockland, Virginia|Rockland]]
* [[Waterlick, Virginia|Waterlick]]
{{div col end}}

==Politics==

Prior to 1952, the county was dominated by the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] like most counties in Virginia, but between then and 1976, it was a swing county. Since 1980, it has become consistently [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].

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{{PresRow|2020|Republican|14,069|6,603|475|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|11,773|5,169|1,009|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|9,869|6,452|377|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|8,879|6,997|250|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|8,600|5,241|227|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|6,335|4,313|518|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|4,657|3,814|1,181|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|4,319|3,554|1,803|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|4,700|2,769|129|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|5,016|2,551|64|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|3,861|2,597|462|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|2,985|3,221|311|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|3,718|1,508|131|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,297|1,513|1,486|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,886|2,494|10|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|1,842|1,850|28|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,003|1,322|80|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,888|1,362|11|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|1,016|1,291|176|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|761|1,034|3|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|491|1,338|4|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|426|1,174|4|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|367|1,096|9|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|564|710|0|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|150|699|39|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|293|720|21|Virginia}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|214|583|10|Virginia}}
{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|122|571|47|Virginia}}

==Notable people==
* [[Thomas Ashby (doctor)|Thomas Ashby]], born in Warren County, physician and Maryland state legislator<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aVMDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA439|title=Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Volume 2|publisher=American Historical Society, Inc.|year=1919|pages=439–442}}</ref>
* [[Thomas M. Allen (Missouri clergyman)|Thomas M. Allen]], born in Warren County, clergyman and university official in [[Missouri]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Richardson|first1=Robert|title=Memoirs of Alexander Campbell: Embracing a View of the Origin, Progress and Principles of the Religious Reformation which He Advocated|date=1870|publisher=J.B. Lippincott & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/memoirsalexande00richgoog/page/n385 376]|url=https://archive.org/details/memoirsalexande00richgoog|access-date=May 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Virginia]]

==References==
{{Commons category|Warren County, Virginia}}
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Warren County, Virginia
|North     = [[Frederick County, Virginia|Frederick County]]
|Northeast = [[Clarke County, Virginia|Clarke County]]
|East      = [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Fauquier County]]
|Southeast = [[Rappahannock County, Virginia|Rappahannock County]]
|South     =
|Southwest = [[Page County, Virginia|Page County]]
|West      = [[Shenandoah County, Virginia|Shenandoah County]]
|Northwest =
}}

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