Warren County, Missouri

Warren County, Missouri
Location in the state of Missouri
Missouri's location in the U.S.
Founded	January 5, 1833
Named for	General Joseph Warren, who died in the American Revolutionary War
Seat	Warrenton
Largest city	Warrenton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	437.74 sq mi (1,134 km²) 431.31 sq mi (1,117 km²) 6.43.4 sq mi (17 km²), 1.47%
PopulationEst.  - (2008)  - Density	31,214 72.4/sq mi (27.9/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.warrencountymo.org
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Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Warren County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area and is located west of the city on the north side of the Missouri River. As of 2008, the population was estimated to be 31,214. Its county seat is Warrenton. The county was organized on January 5, 1833, and is named for General Joseph Warren, who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.

Warren 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 part of the Missouri Rhineland, with award-winning wineries located on both sides of the Missouri River.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 437.74 square miles (1,133.7 km²), of which 431.31 square miles (1,117.1 km²) (or 98.53%) is land and 6.43 square miles (16.7 km²) (or 1.47%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Lincoln County (north)
• St. Charles County (east)
• Franklin County (south)
• Gasconade County (southwest)
• Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 70
• U.S. Route 40
• Route 47
• Route 94

Education

Public Schools

• Warren County R-III School District - Warrenton
  • Daniel Boone Elementary School (PK-01)
  • Warrior Ridge Elementary School (02-03)
  • Rebecca Boone Elementary School (04-05)
  • Black Hawk Middle School (06-08)
  • Warrenton High School (09-12)

• Wright City R-II School District - Wright City
  • Wright City East Elementary School (K-01) - Foristell
  • Wright City Elementary School (02-05)
  • Wright City Middle School (06-08)
  • Wright City High School (09-12)

Private Schools

• Warrenton Christian School (K-12) - Warrenton
• Holy Rosary Catholic School (K-8) - Warrenton

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1900	9,919		—
1910	9,123		−8.0%
1920	8,490		−6.9%
1930	8,082		−4.8%
1940	7,734		−4.3%
1950	7,666		−0.9%
1960	8,750		14.1%
1970	9,699		10.8%
1980	14,900		53.6%
1990	19,534		31.1%
2000	24,525		25.6%
Est. 2008	31,214		27.3%

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 according to Census 2000.

There were 9,185 households out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.20% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.00% were non-families. 20.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.90% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,016, and the median income for a family was $46,863. Males had a median income of $36,315 versus $23,443 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,690. About 6.40% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.50% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Aspenhoff Dutzow Foristell Innsbrook

Marthasville Minden Pendleton Treloar

Truesdale Warrenton Wright City

Politics

Local

Politics at the local level in Warren County is completely controlled by the Republican Party. All of Warren County's elected officeholders are Republicans.

Office	Incumbent	Party
Assessor	Wendy Nordwald	Republican
Clerk	Barbara Daly	Republican
Commissioner – Northern District	Daniel Hampson	Republican
Commissioner – Southern District	Hubert Kluesner	Republican
Coroner	Roger R. Mauzy, Sr.	Republican
Presiding Commissioner	Arden Engelage	Republican
Public Administrator	Jeffrey Hoelscher	Republican
Surveyor	Robert L. Lewis	Republican
Treasurer	Gene Cornell	Republican

State

Past Gubernatorial Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	49.26% 7,617	49.07% 7,587	1.68% 259
2004	56.08% 7,488	42.61% 5,689	1.31% 175
2000	56.76% 6,060	40.45% 4,318	2.79% 298
1996	49.93% 4,298	47.67% 4,103	2.40% 207

Warren County is divided into two legislative districts in the Missouri House of Representatives.

• District 13 - State Representative Chuck Gatschenberger (R-Lake St. Louis). In 2008, Gatschenberger defeated David E. Hurst (D) 58.32-41.68 percent in the district.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 13 - Warren County (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chuck Gatschenberger	79	62.20	{{{change}}}
	Democratic	David E. Hurst	48	37.80	{{{change}}}

• District 99 – State Representative Mike Sutherland (R-Warrenton). In 2008, Sutherland defeated Patrick Lewis (D) 67.34-32.66 percent in the district.

Missouri House of Representatives - District 99 - Warren County (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Sutherland	9,981	66.83	{{{change}}}
	Democratic	Patrick Lewis	4,953	33.17	{{{change}}}

In the Missouri Senate, all of Warren County is a part of Missouri's 26th District and is currently represented by State Senator John E. Griesheimer (R-Washington). In 2006, Griesheimer defeated Gene Tyler (D) 63.44-36.56 percent in the district. The 26th Senatorial District consists of all of Franklin and Warren counties and western St. Louis County.

Missouri Senate - District 26 - Warren County (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John E. Griesheimer	6,388	57.79	{{{change}}}
	Democratic	Gene Tyler	4,666	42.21	{{{change}}}

Federal

In the U.S. House of Representatives, Warren County is represented by Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) who represents all of Northeast Missouri as part of Missouri's 9th Congressional District.

Political culture

Past Presidential Elections Results

Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2008	55.69% 8,675	43.05% 6,705	1.26% 196
2004	58.69% 7,883	40.66% 5,461	0.66% 88
2000	55.67% 5,979	42.12% 4,524	2.21% 237
1996	43.78% 3,768	40.00% 3,443	16.22% 1,396

At the presidential level, like many exurban counties, Warren County tends to lean Republican. Bill Clinton was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Warren County in 1992 by a plurality of votes.

Like most rural and exurban areas throughout Northeast Missouri, voters in Warren County generally adhere to socially and culturally conservative principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. In 2004, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union between a man and a woman—it overwhelmingly passed Warren County with 75.87 percent of the vote. The initiative passed the state with 71 percent of support from voters as Missouri became the first state to ban same-sex marriage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a constitutional amendment to fund and legalize embryonic stem cell research in the state—it failed in Warren County with 53.23 percent voting against the measure. The initiative narrowly passed the state with 51 percent of support from voters as Missouri became one of the first states in the nation to approve embryonic stem cell research. Despite Warren County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing populist causes like increasing the minimum wage. In 2006, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition B) to increase the minimum wage in the state to $6.50 an hour—it passed Warren County with 77.48 percent of the vote. The proposition strongly passed every single county in Missouri with 78.99 percent voting in favor. (During the same election, voters in five other states also strongly approved increases in the minimum wage.)

Missouri Presidential Preference Primary (2008)

• Former U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York) received more votes, a total of 1,971, than any candidate from either party in Warren County during the 2008 Missouri Presidential Preference Primary.

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 Rodham Clinton	1,971 (56.46%)
Barack Obama	1,399 (40.07%)
John Edwards (withdrawn)	92 (2.64%)

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Missouri

External links

• Digitized 1930 Plat Book of Warren County from University of Missouri Division of Special Collections, Archives, and Rare Books