Warren, Illinois
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 Warren - Main Street in Winter 2008
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| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Jo Daviess |
| Township | Warren |
| Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
| Coordinates | 42°29′44″N 89°59′25″W / 42.49556°N 89.99028°WCoordinates: 42°29′44″N 89°59′25″W / 42.49556°N 89.99028°W |
| Area | 0.97 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - land | 0.97 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,428 (2010) |
| Density | 1,551.1/sq mi (599/km2) |
| Village President | Gregory Stake |
| Timezone | CST (UTC−6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| Postal code | 61087 |
| Area code | 815 |
  Location of Warren within Illinois
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Warren is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,428 at the 2010 census, down from 1,496 at the 2000 census.
Warren holds several festivals throughout the year. It was the death place of former major league outfielder Abner Dalrymple.
Captain Alexander Burnett was the first known American settler in present-day Warren; he built a log cabin at the corner of what is now the corner of Main and Water Streets in 1843. In 1851 a stagecoach stop was erected on the Stagecoach Trail, the building still stands and is now serving as the Warren Community Building. The village was platted in 1853 along the proposed route for the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and later growth in Warren was heavily influenced by the presence of the railroad. The main commercial district is concentrated along both sides of the railroad tracks on Main and Railroad Streets. The village was officially incorporated in February 1857.
The Township library was built in 1911. From 1916 to 1920, Warren had the first female Mayor in Illinois,Angela Rose Canfield.
According to the 2010 census, Warren has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.51 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,496 people, 622 households, and 408 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,551.1 people per square mile (601.7/km²). There were 665 housing units at an average density of 689.5 per square mile (267.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, 0.20% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.
There were 622 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.
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