There is also a Warren County, and a hamlet of Warren.
Official Name: | Warren, New York |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Warren |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Mapsize: | 250x200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Herkimer |
Government Type: | Town Council |
Leader Title: | Town Supervisor |
Leader Name: | Richard A. Jack (R) |
Leader Title1: | Town Council |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 99.38 |
Area Land Km2: | 98.55 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.83 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 38.37 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 38.05 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.32 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 1143 |
Population Density Km2: | 11.22 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 29.07 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 444 |
Elevation Ft: | 1457 |
Coordinates: | 42.8875°N -74.9353°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-043-78278 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0979597[2] |
Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
Population Est: | 1106 |
Warren is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,143 at the 2010 census.[3] The town is named after General Joseph Warren, who was killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warren is in the south part of Herkimer County. US 20 passes across the town.
The area was first settled prior to 1776. The town of Warren was created in 1796 from the town of German Flatts. In 1812, part of Warren was used to form the newer town of Columbia. The population of Warren in 1865 was 1,611. Sunset Hill was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 98.7km2, of which 97.9km2 are land and 0.8km2, or 0.84%, are water. The town is northeast of Canadarago Lake and Richfield Springs. The southern and eastern town lines are the border of Otsego County.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,136 people, 390 households, and 290 families residing in the town. The population density was 29.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 440 housing units at an average density of 11.5 per square mile (4.4/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.10% White, 0.62% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.
There were 390 households, out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $36,548, and the median income for a family was $39,118. Males had a median income of $27,000 versus $19,297 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,840. About 8.5% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.0% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.