Editing Warsaw, Virginia

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Warsaw
| settlement_type    = [[Town]]

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| image_caption      = Downtown Warsaw 2020
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| map_caption        = Location of Warsaw, Virginia
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| coordinates        = {{coord|37|57|27|N|76|45|30|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Richmond County, Virginia|Richmond]]

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| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 
| established_title1 = [[Platted]]
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| established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
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<!-- Government -->
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = Council - Manager
| leader_title1      = Mayor
| leader_name1       = Randall L. Phelps
| leader_title2      = Town Manager
| leader_name2       = Joseph N. Quesenberry
| leader_title3      = Police Chief
| leader_name3       = Sean L. Peterson

<!-- Area -->
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_51.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 3.05
| area_land_sq_mi    = 3.05
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| unit_pref          = Imperial

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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_ft       = 131

<!-- Population -->
| population_footnotes = 
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_total   = 1637
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse"/>
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| population_est     = 2330
| population_density_sq_mi = 545.66

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| timezone           = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = &minus;5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = &minus;4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 22572
| area_code_type     = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code          = [[Area code 804|804]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 51-83168<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
| blank1_info        = 1500279<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://www.townofwarsaw.com/government|Town website}}
| footnotes          = 
| area_total_km2     = 7.91
| area_land_km2      = 7.91
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| population_density_km2 = 206.95
| official_name      = 
}}

'''Warsaw''' is an incorporated town in and the [[county seat]] of [[Richmond County, Virginia|Richmond County]], [[Virginia]], 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> The population was 1,637 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]] and is estimated to be 2,330 as of 2023.

==History==
Prior to English [[colonization]], the area of Warsaw, Virginia was occupied by a group of [[Rappahannock people|Rappahannock]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], who would fish on the nearby creeks for shad and herring.<ref name="hmdb.org">{{Cite web |title=Rappahannock Indians Historical Marker |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=23568 |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=www.hmdb.org |language=en}}</ref> By 1667, the Rappahannock people had been forced to sell all their land north of the [[Rappahannock River]] to English settlers, including the modern site of Warsaw.<ref name="hmdb.org"/>

After the division of the [[Rappahannock County (1656), Virginia|Old Rappahannock County]] in 1692, Richmond County was created. The new county had its seat at Richmond Court House, which was originally along the shores of the [[Rappahannock River]]. The site of Richmond Court House was moved inland to modern Warsaw in 1730, and the modern court house was built in 1748.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richmond County Courthouse |url=https://www.virginia.org/listing/richmond-county-courthouse/4782/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=www.virginia.org |language=en-us}}</ref> The area was also the home of [[Robert Wormeley Carter]], who represented Richmond County in the Virginia [[House of Burgesses]] and the [[Continental Congress]] as a supporter of the [[American Revolution]]; he owned the historic house of [[Sabine Hall (Warsaw, Virginia)|Sabine Hall]], located near Richmond Court House.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francis Lightfoot Lee and Patriots of the Revolution: 1776 - 1781 |url=https://www.richmondcountymuseum.org/timeline-stories/patriots-of-the-revolution-1776-1781/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=AWordPressSite |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, the region was subjected to intense British raids during the [[War of 1812]], and many free men of the town were rallied in its defense from the British army.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ryland |first=Elizabeth |title=Richmond County Virginia Review: Commemorating the Bicentennial |publisher=Richmond County Board of Supervisors |year=1976 |pages=442}}</ref> During this time, the area's economy grew reliant on tobacco, as a small group of wealthy planters grew the crop with the labor of [[Indentured servitude in British America|indentured settlers]] and [[Slavery in the United States|enslaved Africans]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richmond County Established |url=https://www.richmondcountymuseum.org/timeline-stories/richmond-county-established/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=AWordPressSite |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Ryland |first=Elizabeth |title=Richmond County, Virginia: A Review Commemorating the Bicentennial |publisher=Richmond County Board of Supervisors |year=1976 |pages=26–27}}</ref>

In January 1832, the town's name was changed to Warsaw, after the news of "great uprisings in Old World [[Warsaw]]" in 1830 and 1831 reached residents. This change was due to local popular support for the [[November Uprising]] in Poland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richmond Court House To Warsaw |url=https://www.richmondcountymuseum.org/timeline-stories/richmond-court-house-moves-to-warsaw/ |access-date=June 15, 2023 |website=AWordPressSite |language=en}}</ref> As with Richmond Court House, a number of other small towns in the United States changed their names to Warsaw at this time, such as [[Warsaw, Kentucky]].<ref name="barber">{{in lang|en}} {{Cite book |author1=Francene Barber |title=Warsaw |author2=David Jett |author3=Brenda Harhai |date=2010 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-6776-1 |series=Images of America |location=Charleston, S.C. |pages=30, 130 |lccn=2009921315}}</ref>

Following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], the area's newly emancipated [[Freedman|freedmen]] made efforts to secure their own churches and schools.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reconstruction Period |url=https://www.richmondcountymuseum.org/timeline-stories/188/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=AWordPressSite |language=en}}</ref> Ultimately, the region's schools and churches would be formally desegregated with the passage of the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964|Civil Rights Act]], though all schools in the region would not be fully integrated until the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Desegregation |url=https://www.richmondcountymuseum.org/timeline-stories/desegregation/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=AWordPressSite |language=en}}</ref>

Today, Warsaw is one of many small towns in Virginia's [[Northern Neck]] region. The town prides itself on its schools, natural beauty, and quality of life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Warsaw - Home |url=https://www.townofwarsaw.com/ |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=www.townofwarsaw.com}}</ref>

==Geography==
Warsaw is located at {{coord|37|57|27|N|76|45|30|W|type:city}} (37.957617, −76.758302).<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>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|3.0|mi2|km2}}, all of it land.

===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, Warsaw has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=498844&cityname=Warsaw%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Warsaw, Virginia]</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Warsaw, Virginia (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 82
|Feb record high F = 81
|Mar record high F = 94
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 99
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 103
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 82
|year record high F = 106
|Jan high F = 46.8
|Feb high F = 50.4
|Mar high F = 58.5
|Apr high F = 69.7
|May high F = 77.1
|Jun high F = 84.3
|Jul high F = 88.4
|Aug high F = 86.4
|Sep high F = 80.4
|Oct high F = 70.4
|Nov high F = 59.5
|Dec high F = 50.0
|year high F = 68.5
|Jan mean F = 37.6
|Feb mean F = 40.3
|Mar mean F = 47.5
|Apr mean F = 57.8
|May mean F = 66.2
|Jun mean F = 73.9
|Jul mean F = 78.2
|Aug mean F = 76.2
|Sep mean F = 70.1
|Oct mean F = 59.5
|Nov mean F = 49.3
|Dec mean F = 41.2
|year mean F = 58.1
|Jan low F = 28.5
|Feb low F = 30.2
|Mar low F = 36.5
|Apr low F = 45.8
|May low F = 55.3
|Jun low F = 63.5
|Jul low F = 68.1
|Aug low F = 66.1
|Sep low F = 59.8
|Oct low F = 48.6
|Nov low F = 39.1
|Dec low F = 32.3
|year low F = 47.8
|Jan record low F = −6
|Feb record low F = −5
|Mar record low F = 5
|Apr record low F = 14
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 38
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 24
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = -3
|year record low F = -6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.02
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.60
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.66
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.18
|May precipitation inch = 3.90
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.37
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.73
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.01
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.15
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.98
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.29
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.30
|year precipitation inch = 45.19
|Jan snow inch = 4.4
|Feb snow inch = 3.3
|Mar snow inch = 1.4
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
|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 = 0.1
|Dec snow inch = 2.2
|year snow inch = 11.5
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 8.9
|Feb precipitation days = 8.1
|Mar precipitation days = 9.3
|Apr precipitation days = 10.4
|May precipitation days = 11.3
|Jun precipitation days = 11.0
|Jul precipitation days = 10.4
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Sep precipitation days = 9.0
|Oct precipitation days = 9.3
|Nov precipitation days = 8.4
|Dec precipitation days = 9.1
|year precipitation days = 114.8
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 1.6
|Feb snow days = 1.5
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|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 = 0.9
|year snow days = 4.6
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=akq
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 5, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
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| title = Station: Warsaw 2 NW, VA
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = July 5, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Racial composition as of 2020''' (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Warsaw+Virginia+hispanic |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2020
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1033
|74.21%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|479
|17.37%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|0.26%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|10
|1.32%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|1
|0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|44
|3.42%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|69
|3.42%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''1,637'''
|'''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.''

{{US Census population
| 1880 = 115
| 1950 = 435
| 1960 = 549
| 1970 = 511
| 1980 = 771
| 1990 = 961
| 2000 = 1375
| 2010 = 1512
| 2020 = 1637
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2281
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| 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>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,375 people, 445 households, and 233 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|453.0|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 468 housing units at an average density of {{convert|154.2|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the town was 67.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.38% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.22% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.53% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.36% of the population.

There were 445 households, out of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.6% were non-families. 45.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 13.3% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,971, and the median income for a family was $44,167. Males had a median income of $40,052 versus $23,661 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,392. About 12.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 16.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Economy==
[[Image:StJohnsChurchWarsawVA.jpg|thumb|left|250px|St. John's Episcopal Church in Warsaw]]
Warsaw serves as the hub of Richmond County and provides a wide array of economic opportunities. As of 2017, 40% of the town's employment came from educational, health, and social services.<ref name="townofwarsaw.com">{{Cite web |title=Town of Warsaw - Economic Development |url=https://www.townofwarsaw.com/economic-development |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=www.townofwarsaw.com}}</ref> Educationally, the town is home to an elementary and middle school, a high school, a technical school, and a campus of the [[Rappahannock Community College]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Town of Warsaw - Economic Development |url=https://townofwarsaw.com/economic-development |access-date=June 16, 2023 |website=townofwarsaw.com}}</ref>

Warsaw is also the location of the [[Northern Neck Regional Jail]], which was completed in 1995. The jail employs 100 people and has a capacity of 460 inmates. Its most recent addition was completed in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nnrj.state.va.us/about/history.html|title=Northern Neck Regional Jail - History of the Jail|publisher=Northern Neck Regional Jail|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref>

The area also uses its historic importance to promote tourism.<ref name="townofwarsaw.com"/> Historic sites nearby include [[Menokin]], the former home of [[Francis Lightfoot Lee]], [[Mount Airy, Richmond County, Virginia|Mount Airy]] and [[Sabine Hall (Tappahannock, Virginia)|Sabine Hall]]. A former plantation estate, Belle Mount, is currently operated as a vineyard and winery within a few miles of Warsaw town limits. In addition to Menokin, Mount Airy, and Sabine Hall, [[Grove Mount]] and the [[Richmond County Courthouse (Virginia)|Richmond County Courthouse]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The formerly listed [[Bladensfield]] was destroyed by fire in 1996.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Cal Bowdler]] – power forward for NBA's [[Atlanta Hawks]] (1999–2002)
* [[Robert Wormeley Carter]] – member of the Virginia [[House of Burgesses]] and the [[Continental Congress]]
* [[Jim Coates]] – [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for several [[Major League Baseball]] teams
* [[William Atkinson Jones]] – member of United States House of Representatives, early supporter of [[Philippine independence|Philippine Independence]]
* [[W. Tayloe Murphy]] (1901–1961), state delegate and state senator<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-w-tayloe-murphy/155193164/ |title=W. Tayloe Murphy, 61, Dies; Political, Business Leader |date=1962-11-17 |newspaper=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]] |page=4 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=2024-09-13}}{{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Tom Robbins]] –  Author who recounted their childhood of living in Warsaw in their autobiography ''[[Tibetan Peach Pie]]''

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Warsaw, Virginia}}
* [https://www.townofwarsaw.com/government Town of Warsaw website]

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