Warren County, Pennsylvania

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899 sqmi, of which 884 sqmi is land and 14 sqmi (1.6%) is water. Notable physical features include the Allegheny River, the Allegheny Reservoir, the Kinzua Dam, and the Allegheny National Forest.

Climate

Warren county has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average temperatures in the city of Warren range from 24.5 °F in January to 69.3 °F in July.

Adjacent counties

• Chautauqua County, New York (north)
• Cattaraugus County, New York (northeast)
• McKean County (east)
• Elk County (southeast)
• Forest County (south)
• Venango County (southwest)
• Crawford County (west)
• Erie County (west)

National protected area

• Allegheny National Forest (part)
• Allegheny National Recreation Area (part)

Major highways

Recreation

There is one Pennsylvania state park in Warren County. Chapman State Park is adjacent to Allegheny National Forest and State Game Land 29 just of U.S. Route 6, near Clarendon. Warren County also contains a tract of old-growth forest called Hearts Content National Scenic Area.

Micropolitan Statistical Area

The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Warren County as the Warren, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA). As of the 2010 United States census the micropolitan area ranked 14th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 298th most populous in the United States with a population of 41,815.

Climate

|Jan record high F = 65 |Feb record high F = 73 |Mar record high F = 80 |Apr record high F = 85 |May record high F = 91 |Jun record high F = 93 |Jul record high F = 98 |Aug record high F = 91 |Sep record high F = 92 |Oct record high F = 85 |Nov record high F = 76 |Dec record high F = 65 |year record high F = 98 |Jan record low F = -21 |Feb record low F = -32 |Mar record low F = -25 |Apr record low F = 8 |May record low F = 22 |Jun record low F = 30 |Jul record low F = 37 |Aug record low F = 38 |Sep record low F = 27 |Oct record low F = 19 |Nov record low F = 2 |Dec record low F = -14 |year record low F = -32

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 38,587. The median age was 47.8 years. 19.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.6 males age 18 and over.

The racial makeup of the county was 94.5% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4% Asian,

38.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 62.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 16,618 households in the county, of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.4% were married-couple households, 19.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 21,587 housing units, of which 23.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 75.6% were owner-occupied and 24.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.8%.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 43,863 people, 17,696 households, and 12,121 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 /mi2. There were 23,058 housing units at an average density of 26 /mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 98.68% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.2% were of German, 12.4% Swedish, 11.2% American, 10.5% Irish, 8.8% English, 8.2% Italian, and 5.1% Polish ancestry.

There were 17,696 households, out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.10% were married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.50% were non-families. 27.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 27.00% from 25 to 44, 25.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.80 males.

Government

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Voter registration

As of February 21, 2022, there are 26,281 registered voters in Warren County.

• Democratic: 7,645 (29.09%)
• Republican: 14,629 (55.66%)
• Independent: 2,366 (9.00%)
• Third Party: 1,641 (6.24%)

State Senate

• Scott E. Hutchinson, Republican, Pennsylvania's 21st Senatorial District
• Michele Brooks, Republican, Pennsylvania's 50th Senatorial District

State House of Representatives

• Kathy Rapp, Republican, Pennsylvania's 65th Representative District

United States House of Representatives

• Glenn Thompson, Republican, Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

United States Senate

• Dave McCormick, Republican
• John Fetterman, Democrat

Education

Public school districts

School districts include:

• Warren County School District
• Corry Area School District
• Titusville Area School District

Charter schools

• Tidioute Community Charter School

Vocational school

• Warren County Area Vocational Technical School

Private schools

• Beaver Valley Amish School
• Calvary Chapel Christian School
• Cozy Corners Amish School
• Early Childhood Learning Center
• Forest Amish School
• HR Rouse Children's Center
• Little Ash Parochial School, Sugar Grove
• Meadow View Amish School, Sugar Grove
• Pine Ridge School
• Railroad School
• Round Hill School
• Ruth Smith Children's Home
• St Joseph School
• Stoney Run Amish School
• Warren County Christian School

per Education Names and Addresses directory which is annually developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2016

Communities

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and, in at most two cases, towns. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Warren County:

City

• Warren (county seat)

Boroughs

• Bear Lake
• Clarendon
• Sugar Grove
• Tidioute
• Youngsville

Townships

• Brokenstraw
• Cherry Grove
• Columbus
• Conewango
• Deerfield
• Eldred
• Elk
• Farmington
• Freehold
• Glade
• Limestone
• Mead
• Pine Grove
• Pittsfield
• Pleasant
• Sheffield
• Southwest
• Spring Creek
• Sugar Grove
• Triumph
• Watson

Census-designated places

Census-designated places are geographical areas designated by the U.S. Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. They are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law.

• Columbus
• North Warren
• Russell
• Sheffield
• Starbrick

Unincorporated communities

Some communities are neither incorporated nor treated as census-designated places.

• Akeley
• Backup Corners
• Lander
• Torpedo

Ghost towns

• Cornplanter Reservation
• Corydon
• Kinzua

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Warren County.

† county seat

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