Warren, Pennsylvania | |
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 Warren Municipal Building in Warren in July 2012 | |
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| Etymology: GeneralJoseph Warren | |
| Motto: "On the Banks of the Allegheny" | |
 Location of Warren inWarren County, Pennsylvania (left) and of Warren County inPennsylvania (right) | |
  Warren, Pennsylvania Location of Warren inPennsylvania | |
| Coordinates:41°50′39″N79°8′33″W / 41.84417°N 79.14250°W /41.84417; -79.14250 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Founded | 1795 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David G. Wortman[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) |
| • Land | 2.91 sq mi (7.54 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,210 ft (370 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,404 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,125 |
| • Density | 3,230/sq mi (1,250/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 16365 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-81000 |
| Website | www.cityofwarrenpa.org |
Warren is acity in and thecounty seat ofWarren County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along theAllegheny River.[4] The population was 9,404 at the 2020 census.[5] It is home to the headquarters of theAllegheny National Forest and theCornplanter State Forest. It is also the headquarters for theChief Cornplanter Council, the oldest continuously charteredBoy Scouts of America Council, and the catalog companyBlair. Warren is the principal city of theWarren micropolitan area.
Warren was initially inhabited by Native Americans of theSeneca nation. French explorers had longstanding claims to the area which they acted to secure in an unambiguous fashion with a military-Amerindian expedition in 1749 that buried a succession of plaques claiming the territory as France's in response to the formation of the colonialOhio Company—and the first of these was buried in Warren[6] but ultimately control was transferred to the British after theFrench and Indian War.
After theRevolutionary War, GeneralWilliam Irvine andAndrew Ellicott were sent to the area to lay out a town in 1795. It was named after Major GeneralJoseph Warren.[7]
The first permanent structure in Warren, a storehouse built by theHolland Land Company, was completed in 1796. Daniel McQuay of Ireland was the first permanent inhabitant of European descent.
Lumber was the main industry from 1810–1840, as the abundance of wood and access to water made it profitable to float lumber down the Allegheny River toPittsburgh.
David Beaty discovered oil in Warren in 1875 while drilling for natural gas in his wife's flower garden. Oil came to dominate the city's economy. Many of the town's large Victorian homes were built with revenue generated by the local oil and timber industries.[8]
Pittsburgh-Des Moines, which was formerly located in Warren, manufactured theGateway Arch inSt. Louis.[9][10] Pittsburgh-Des Moines (PDM) also made railroad car tanks, storage tanks and other plate work. Several miniature replicas are located within the county, including one at the new visitors center on RoutesUS 6 andUS 62[10] next to thePennsylvania State Police barracks.
Warren has struggled through hard economic times and a steady decline in population, which peaked at nearly 15,000 in 1940. The city is attempting to bounce back with the Impact Warren project, a riverfront development project in downtown Warren. The completed project will include new townhouses and senior citizen housing, retail and commercial development, a parking garage, convention center and bus depot.[citation needed]
Major employers include Walmart, theUnited Refining Company (gas supplier for Kwik Fill and Red Apple Food Mart gas stations), Allegheny National Forest,Northwest Bank, Whirley-Drinkworks, Superior Tire and Rubber Corp, Pennsylvania General Energy, Betts Industries, Inc,Blair Corporation,Sheetz, and Interlectric.
TheWarren Historic District,A.J. Hazeltine House,John P. Jefferson House,Struthers Library Building,Warren Armory,Warren County Courthouse,Wetmore House,Guy Irvine House. andWoman's Club of Warren are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[11]
Warren is located at the confluence of theAllegheny River and theConewango Creek. Conewango Creek flows betweenNew York state and Warren.Allegheny Reservoir andKinzua Dam are nearby.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, Warren has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) of which is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) (6.11%) of which is water.
The Allegheny River from the Kinzua Dam to the City of Warren has been designated a "Recreational Waterway" by theUnited States Congress.
| Climate data for Warren, Pennsylvania (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1896–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 74 (23) | 74 (23) | 83 (28) | 92 (33) | 95 (35) | 98 (37) | 102 (39) | 100 (38) | 100 (38) | 90 (32) | 84 (29) | 74 (23) | 102 (39) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.6 (0.3) | 35.2 (1.8) | 44.3 (6.8) | 58.3 (14.6) | 69.8 (21.0) | 77.4 (25.2) | 81.3 (27.4) | 80.4 (26.9) | 74.0 (23.3) | 60.8 (16.0) | 47.9 (8.8) | 37.2 (2.9) | 58.3 (14.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 26.5 (−3.1) | 34.2 (1.2) | 46.4 (8.0) | 57.5 (14.2) | 66.0 (18.9) | 70.0 (21.1) | 69.0 (20.6) | 62.7 (17.1) | 50.9 (10.5) | 39.9 (4.4) | 30.7 (−0.7) | 48.2 (9.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 17.8 (−7.9) | 17.7 (−7.9) | 24.2 (−4.3) | 34.4 (1.3) | 45.2 (7.3) | 54.5 (12.5) | 58.7 (14.8) | 57.7 (14.3) | 51.5 (10.8) | 40.9 (4.9) | 32.0 (0.0) | 24.3 (−4.3) | 38.2 (3.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −26 (−32) | −34 (−37) | −24 (−31) | 0 (−18) | 20 (−7) | 29 (−2) | 36 (2) | 35 (2) | 26 (−3) | 14 (−10) | 1 (−17) | −22 (−30) | −34 (−37) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 3.64 (92) | 2.77 (70) | 3.26 (83) | 4.13 (105) | 4.29 (109) | 4.66 (118) | 4.76 (121) | 4.07 (103) | 3.95 (100) | 4.02 (102) | 3.62 (92) | 3.81 (97) | 46.98 (1,193) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 18.2 (46) | 14.9 (38) | 10.0 (25) | 2.4 (6.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 7.5 (19) | 18.5 (47) | 71.6 (182) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 19.1 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 17.7 | 175.1 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 11.0 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 38.3 |
| Source:NOAA[12][13] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1840 | 737 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,013 | 37.4% | |
| 1860 | 1,738 | 71.6% | |
| 1870 | 2,014 | 15.9% | |
| 1880 | 2,810 | 39.5% | |
| 1890 | 4,332 | 54.2% | |
| 1900 | 8,043 | 85.7% | |
| 1910 | 11,080 | 37.8% | |
| 1920 | 14,272 | 28.8% | |
| 1930 | 14,863 | 4.1% | |
| 1940 | 14,891 | 0.2% | |
| 1950 | 14,849 | −0.3% | |
| 1960 | 14,505 | −2.3% | |
| 1970 | 12,998 | −10.4% | |
| 1980 | 12,146 | −6.6% | |
| 1990 | 11,122 | −8.4% | |
| 2000 | 10,259 | −7.8% | |
| 2010 | 9,710 | −5.4% | |
| 2020 | 9,404 | −3.2% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 9,125 | [14] | −3.0% |
| Sources:[15][16][17] | |||
As of 2000 census,[17] there were 10,259 people, 4,565 households, and 2,606 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,508.3 inhabitants per square mile (1,354.6/km2). There were 5,046 housing units at an average density of 1,725.6 per square mile (666.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.53%White, 0.20%African American, 0.20%Native American, 0.36%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 0.13% fromother races, and 0.56% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 0.39% of the population.
There were 4,566 households, out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.0% weremarried couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,384, and the median income for a family was $41,986. Males had a median income of $32,049 versus $22,969 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $18,272. About 8.0% of families and 10.7% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 11.5% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Warren hostedminor league baseball in three different leagues. The 1895 "Warren" team first played minor league baseball as members of theIron and Oil League.[18] Between 1908 and 1916, Warren hosted theWarren Blues (1908),Warren Bingoes (1914–1915) andWarren Warriors (1916) teams, who all played as members of theClass D levelInterstate League.[19][20]
From 1926 to 1939 Warren was home to a professional basketball team. Led by player/coach/manager/ownerGerry Archibald the team changed names frequently to reflect its current sponsor. In 1937, as the Warren Penns, they became a charter member of theNational Basketball League (United States). In the middle of the 1938-39 season Archibald moved the team to Cleveland.[21]
In 1940 and 1941, theWarren Redskins andWarren Buckeyes played in the Class D levelPennsylvania State Association.[19][20] The team was a minor league affiliate of theCleveland Indians in 1940.[22] The Warren teams played home minor league games at Russell Park.[23]
For public K-12 education, theWarren County School District provides four elementary schools (Eisenhower, Sheffield Area, Warren Area, and Youngsville), one middle school (Beaty-Warren), three middle-high schools (Eisenhower, Sheffield Area, and Youngsville), and one high school (Warren Area).
Northern Pennsylvania Regional College (or NPRC) is an open-admissions college established in 2017 and, as of May 28, 2019, is authorized by thePennsylvania Department of Education to grant degrees and certificates in theCommonwealth of Pennsylvania.[24]
TheWarren County Career Center is an area vocational-technical school serving only the students in the Warren County School District. The Career Center provides training in multiple vocational fields to students in grades 10 through 12.
Thereupon to counteract the designs of the English, the Governor-General of Canada, the Marquis de la Galissoniere, sent Celoron in 1749 down the Allegheny and Ohio riversm to take possession of the country in the name of the King of France. His command consisted of 215 French and Canadian soldiers and 55 Indians of various tribes. ... omitted ... Provided with a number of leaden plates, the left... omitted ... by means ofChatauqua creek, a portage,Chautauqua Lake andConewango creek, they came on the 29th, to the Allegheny river, near the point now occupied by the town of Warren, in Warren County, Pa. The first of the leaden plates was buried at this point. (Q.E.D.)
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