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Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
, Virginia
Virginia

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, United States
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. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat

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 of Fauquier County
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School
Fauquier High School

Fauquier High School is a public secondary school in Warrenton, Virginia. The school is part of Fauquier County Public Schools and is located on 705 Waterloo Road....
, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and a two elementary schools. There are two private schools in Warrenton: Highland School
Highland School

Highland School is an independent school located in Warrenton, Virginia. Highland was founded in 1928 by Dorothy Rust and Lavinia Hamilton. It serves 540 students from twelve countries....
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Warrenton Va
Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
, Virginia
Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Fauquier County
Fauquier County, Virginia

Fauquier is a county located in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the United States Census, 2000, the county's population was 55,139....
. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School
Fauquier High School

Fauquier High School is a public secondary school in Warrenton, Virginia. The school is part of Fauquier County Public Schools and is located on 705 Waterloo Road....
, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and a two elementary schools. There are two private schools in Warrenton: Highland School
Highland School

Highland School is an independent school located in Warrenton, Virginia. Highland was founded in 1928 by Dorothy Rust and Lavinia Hamilton. It serves 540 students from twelve countries....
 and St. John The Evangelist's Catholic School. Warrenton is at a junction of U.S. Route 15
U.S. Route 15

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, U.S. Route 17
U.S. Route 17

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, U.S. Route 29
U.S. Route 29

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, and U.S. Route 211
U.S. Route 211

U.S. Route 211 is a U.S. Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia, forming a spur of U.S. Route 11 . It runs from Interstate 81 and State Route 211 in New Market, VA, just west of US 11, east through Thornton Gap over the Blue Ridge Mountains to U.S....
. The town is in the Piedmont region of Virginia, near the Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains

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. The well-known Airlie Conference Center is on the northeast boundary of Warrenton, and the historic Vint Hill Farms military facility is several miles east.

Like many incorporated towns in Virginia, the town of Warrenton has government and taxation separate from the county. The town and the county do share some services, such as schools and the county landfill.

History

The town of Warrenton was incorporated in 1810 and named for General
General

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 Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren

Dr. Joseph Warren was an American doctor and soldier, remembered for playing a leading role in Patriot organizations in Boston, Massachusetts and for his death as a volunteer private soldier while also serving as chief executive of the revolutionary Massachusetts government....
, a Revolutionary War hero. Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee

Richard Henry Lee was an United States statesman from Virginia best known for the motion in the Second Continental Congress calling for the colonies' independence from Great Britain....
 donated the land for the county seat. John S. Horner
John S. Horner

John Scott Horner also known as Little Jack Horner was a United States politician, Secretary and List of Governors of Michigan of Michigan Territory, 1835-1836 and Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, 1836-1837....
, Secretary of Wisconsin Territory and Acting Governor of Michigan Territory
Michigan Territory

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, was born in Warrenton. John Marshall
John Marshall

John Marshall was an American statesman and jurist who shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was Chief Justice of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801, until his death in 1835....
, the fourth Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States

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 of the U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States

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, was from nearby Germantown, Virginia
Germantown, Virginia

Germantown is a historic unincorporated area rural community in Fauquier County, Virginia, Virginia. It is the resting place of John Jacob Richter ....
 modern-day Midland
Midland, Virginia

Midland is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, Virginia, Virginia, USA. Midland is home to a post office with the local zip code of 22728....
. Colonel
Colonel

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 John S. Mosby
John S. Mosby

John Singleton Mosby also known as the "Gray Ghost," was a regular Confederate States Army Cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War....
 made raids in the town during the Civil War
American Civil War

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 and later made his home and practiced law in Warrenton. The Warren Green Hotel building hosted many famous people including Marquis de Lafayette, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, and President Theodore Roosevelt . General McClellan bade farewell to his officers November 11, 1862 from the steps of the Hotel . It now hosts offices of the county government as well as a court room. Notable former residents of the area include U.S. Senator Edward Brooke
Edward Brooke

Edward William Brooke, III , is an United States politician and was the first African American to be elected by popular vote to the United States Senate when he was elected as a United States Republican Party from Massachusetts in 1966, defeating his United States Democratic Party opponent, Endicott Peabody, 58%?42%....
, Colonel
Colonel

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 Charles Marshall
Charles Marshall (Colonel)

Charles Marshall was a Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War. Marshall served as an aide de camp, assistant adjutant general and military secretary to General Robert E....
, Col. James K. Marshall
James K. Marshall

James Keith "Jimmy" Marshall was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. Marshall commanded the wounded J. Johnston Pettigrew's brigade during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg....
, Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Military Institute

The Virginia Military Institute , located in Lexington, Virginia, is the oldest State university system military academy and one of six Senior Military College in the United States....
 Superintendent Scott Shipp
Scott Shipp

Scott Shipp was an American military figure, Confederate States Army officer, educator and educational administrator born in Warrenton, Virginia....
, and Jesse Brown
Jesse Brown

Jesse Brown was the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997....
, former U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

In 2007, Mayor George B. Fitch
George B. Fitch

George B. Fitch is a business consultant and Republican Party politician. He is the mayor of Warrenton, Virginia, and ran in the 2005 Republican primary for the governorship of Virginia, a race which he lost to Jerry Kilgore ....
 proposed providing all of the town's energy by processing methane from a local landfill.

Geography

Warrenton is located at (38.718307, -77.797085).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11.0 kmē), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

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 of 2000, there were 6,670 people, 2,683 households, and 1,591 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density

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 was 1,574.8 people per square mile (607.4/kmē). There were 2,856 housing units at an average density of 674.3/sq mi (260.1/kmē). 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
Race (United States Census)

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, 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
Marriage

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 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
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 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.

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