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Warren County, Missouri

Warren County, Missouri
Warren county courthouse.jpg
Warren County Courthouse in Warrenton
Map of Missouri highlighting Warren County
Location in the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded January 5, 1833
Named for Joseph Warren
Seat Warrenton
Largest city Warrenton
Area
 • Total 438 sq mi (1,134 km2)
 • Land 429 sq mi (1,111 km2)
 • Water 9.2 sq mi (24 km2), 2.1%
Population (est.)
 • (2015) 33,513
 • Density 76/sq mi (29/km²)
Congressional district 3rd
Time zone Central: UTC-6/-5
Website www.warrencountymo.org
Warren County, Missouri
Elected countywide officials
Assessor Wendy Nordwald Republican
Circuit Clerk Brenda Eggering Republican
County Clerk Barbara Daly Republican
Collector Linda K. Stude Republican
Commissioner
(Presiding)
Arden Engelage Republican
Commissioner
(District 1)
Daniel Hampson Republican
Commissioner
(District 2)
Hubert Kluesner Republican
Coroner Roger R. Mauzy, Sr. Republican
Prosecuting Attorney Michael S. Wright Republican
Public Administrator Jeffrey Hoelscher Republican
Recorder Deborah Engemann Republican
Sheriff Kevin Harrison Republican
Surveyor Robert L. Lewis Republican
Treasurer Gene Cornell Republican
Warren County, Missouri
2008 Republican primary in Missouri
John McCain 1,192 (33.87%)
Mike Huckabee 988 (28.08%)
Mitt Romney 1,139 (32.37%)
Ron Paul 130 (3.69%)
Warren County, Missouri
2008 Democratic primary in Missouri
Hillary Clinton 1,971 (56.46%)
Barack Obama 1,399 (40.07%)
John Edwards (withdrawn) 92 (2.64%)

Warren County is a county located in the eastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 32,513. The county is located on the north side of the Missouri River. Its county seat is Warrenton. The county was organized on January 5, 1833, and named for General Joseph Warren, who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.

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.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 438 square miles (1,130 km2), of which 429 square miles (1,110 km2) is land and 9.2 square miles (24 km2) (2.1%) is water.

As of the census of 2000, there were 24,525 people, 9,185 households, and 6,888 families residing in the county. The population density was 57 people per square mile (22/km²). There were 11,046 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). 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.


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