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Warren County, North Carolina
County in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Warren County is a county located in the northeastern Piedmont region of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the northern border with Virginia, made famous for a landfill and birthplace of the environmental justice movement. As of the 2020 census, its population was 18,642.[1] Its county seat is Warrenton.[2] It was a center of tobacco and cotton plantations, education, and later textile mills.
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Warren County | |
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![]() Warren County Courthouse in Warrenton | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of North Carolina | |
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Coordinates: 36.40°N 78.10°W / 36.40; -78.10 | |
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Founded | 1779 |
Named for | Joseph Warren |
Seat | Warrenton |
Largest community | Warrenton |
Area | |
• Total | 444.30 sq mi (1,150.7 km2) |
• Land | 429.39 sq mi (1,112.1 km2) |
• Water | 14.91 sq mi (38.6 km2) 3.36% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,642 |
• Estimate (2023) | 18,836 |
• Density | 43.42/sq mi (16.76/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | www |
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