Warrenton, Virginia

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Warrenton, VA


Founded	1810
State	Virginia
County	Fauquier
Mayor	George B. Fitch
http://www.townofwarrenton.com/

Street scene, Warrenton, Virginia, ca. 1862.

Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Fauquier County^GR6. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and several elementary schools. Warrenton is also home to The Fauquier Gators baseball team of The Clark Griffith League. Private schools include Highland School and St. John's Catholic School. The well-known Airlie Conference Center, popular with agencies of the federal and state government, associations and corporations, is on the northeast boundry of Warrenton, and the historic Vint Hill Farms military facility is several miles east. Warrenton is at a junction of several major highways.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

The town of Warrenton was incorporated in 1810 and named for General Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero. Richard Henry Lee donated the land for the county seat. John Marshall, the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice was from nearby Midland. Colonel John S. Mosby made raids in the town during the Civil War and later made his home and practiced law in Warrenton.

[edit] Geography

Warrenton is located at 38°43′06″N, 77°47′50″W (38.718307, -77.797085)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 11.0 km² (4.2 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 6,670 people, 2,683 households, and 1,591 families residing in the town. The population density was 607.4/km² (1,574.8/mi²). There were 2,856 housing units at an average density of 260.1/km² (674.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 80.04% White, 16.49% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.63% from other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.25% of the population.

There were 2,683 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 3.01.

The population is fairly well distributed, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $50,760, and the median income for a family was $59,744. Males had a median income of $40,405 versus $31,689 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,552. About 6.7% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.