Warren County, Missouri

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Warren County is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,532.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county is located on the north side of the Missouri River. Its county seat is Warrenton.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> The county was established on January 5, 1833, and was named for General Joseph Warren, who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Warren County is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is traversed by Route 94, called the "Missouri Weinstrasse" because of the many vineyards from Marthasville east into St. Charles County. Warren County is also part of the Missouri Rhineland, with award-winning wineries located on both sides of the Missouri River.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (2.1%) is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

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Demographics

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2020 census

Warren County, Missouri – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 14,303 18,790 23,330 30,201 31,103 95.99% 96.19% 95.13% 92.89% 87.54%
Black or African American alone (NH) 488 507 474 598 718 3.28% 2.60% 1.93% 1.84% 2.02%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 8 45 102 113 116 0.05% 0.23% 0.42% 0.35% 0.33%
Asian alone (NH) 17 30 53 123 143 0.11% 0.15% 0.22% 0.38% 0.40%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 3 10 0 x x 0.01% 0.03% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 12 10 16 8 111 0.08% 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.31%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 233 503 1,941 x x 0.95% 1.55% 5.46%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 72 152 314 957 1,400 0.48% 0.78% 1.28% 2.94% 3.94%
Total 14,900 19,534 24,525 32,513 35,532 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2000 census

As of the census<ref name="GR2">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 24,525 people, 9,185 households, and 6,888 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 11,046 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 95.89% White, 1.94% Black or African American, 0.45% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.44% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Approximately 1.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Among the major ancestries reported in Warren County were 41.4% German, 13.8% American, 10.2% Irish and 7.0% English ancestry.

There were 9,185 households, out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.00% were non-families. 20.80% 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 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.90% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,016, and the median income for a family was $46,863. Males had a median income of $36,315 versus $23,443 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,690. About 6.40% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

Local

All of the elected positions in the county are held by Republicans.

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State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
2024 74.39% 14,719 23.47% 4,644 2.04% 423
2020 70.52% 12,892 26.91% 4,920 2.57% 469
2016 57.58% 9,056 38.50% 6,055 3.93% 618
2012 50.34% 7,338 46.78% 6,819 2.88% 419
2008 49.26% 7,617 49.07% 7,587 1.68% 259
2004 56.08% 7,488 42.61% 5,689 1.31% 175
2000 56.76% 6,060 40.45% 4,318 2.79% 298
1996 49.93% 4,298 47.67% 4,103 2.40% 207

Warren County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans.

  • District 42 — Bart Korman (R-High Hill). Consists of most of the entire county, including the communities of Marthasville, Pendeleton, Truesdale, and Warrenton.

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  • District 63 — Bryan Spencer (R-Wentzville). Consists of the communities of Foristell, Innsbrook, and Wright City.

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Federal

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Political culture

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At the presidential level, like many exurban counties, Warren County tends to lean Republican. Bill Clinton in 1992 is the solitary Democratic presidential nominee to carry Warren County since Stephen Douglas in 1860,<ref>The Political Graveyard; Warren County, Missouri</ref> and Clinton only won with 37.1 percent of the vote.<ref>Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections; 1992 Presidential General Election Data Graphs – Missouri</ref>

Like most rural and exurban areas throughout Northeast Missouri, voters in Warren County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Warren County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Warren County with 77.48 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor. (During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.)

Missouri presidential preference primary (2008)

Template:Main Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,971, than any candidate from either party in Warren County during the 2008 presidential primary.

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Education

School districts in the county include:<ref>Template:Cite map - Text list</ref> Template:Div col

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Public schools

  • Warren County R-III School District - Warrenton
    • Daniel Boone Elementary School (PK-05)
    • Warrior Ridge Elementary School (K-05)
    • Rebecca Boone Elementary School (K-05)
    • Black Hawk Middle School (06-08)
    • Warrenton High School (09-12)
  • Wright City R-II School District - Wright City
    • Wright City East Elementary School (K-01) - Foristell
    • Wright City Elementary School (02-05)
    • Wright City Middle School (06-08)
    • Wright City High School (09-12)

Private schools

Public libraries

Communities

Cities

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Villages

Unincorporated communities

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Media

  • KFAV, 99.9 mHz FM station featuring country music, sister station to KWRE
  • KWRE, 730 kHz AM station featuring country music, sister station to KFAV

See also

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