Warren, Arkansas
| Warren, Arkansas | |
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| City | |
Bradley County Courthouse and Clerk's Office in downtown Warren
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 Location of Warren, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 33°36′37″N 92°4′11″W / 33.61028°N 92.06972°WCoordinates: 33°36′37″N 92°4′11″W / 33.61028°N 92.06972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Bradley |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.24 sq mi (18.74 km2) |
| • Land | 7.21 sq mi (18.68 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,003 |
| • Density | 832/sq mi (321.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 71671 |
| Area code(s) | 870 |
| FIPS code | 05-73310 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0078699 |
Warren is a city in and the county seat of Bradley County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,003.
When settlers from the east began to arrive in south Arkansas, the land was inhabited by the 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 about thirty years, the city itself was not incorporated until 1851. Tradition says the city is named after a former slave, freed by 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.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Warren found itself in the middle of a boom in the timber industry, a resource which 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-era courthouse was originally built in 1903 and still maintains the exterior character, despite necessary refurbishments to the interior offices and courtroom.
Warren is located in northeast Bradley County on high ground 2 miles (3 km) west of the Saline River, a tributary of the Ouachita River. U.S. Route 63 passes through the center of the city, leading north 46 miles (74 km) to Pine Bluff and southwest 50 miles (80 km) to El Dorado. U.S. Route 278 bypasses Warren to the south and leads east 16 miles (26 km) to Monticello and west 26 miles (42 km) to Hampton.
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