Warrenton is a city and the county seat of Warren County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,744 in 2020.

History

Warrenton was founded in 1797 as seat of Warren County (est. 1793). It was incorporated as a town in 1810 and as a city in 1908. The community was named for American Revolutionary War general Joseph Warren. On May 2, 1919 a crowd of three hundred white farmers shot to death and burned the corpse of a black farmer, Benny Richards, who was accused of murdering his own ex-wife.

Geography

Warrenton is located at 33.4075°N, -82.66278°W (33.407596, -82.662914). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9 sqmi, of which, 1.9 sqmi of it is land and 0.52% is water.

Climate

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,744 people, 840 households, and 528 families residing in the city.

Education

Warren County School District

The Warren County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of one elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. (The district has only 2 physical buildings, one for Pre-K and K, the other for 1-12.)The district has 70 full-time teachers and over 894 students.