Warren County, Missouri | |
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Warren County Courthouse in Warrenton
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Location in the U.S. state of Missouri |
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Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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%) |
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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John Edwards (withdrawn) | 92 (2.64%) |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.