Warren - Main Street in Winter 2008
|Elevation||981 ft (299 m)|
|Area||0.97 sq mi (3 km2)|
|- land||0.97 sq mi (3 km2)|
|- water||0.00 sq mi (0 km2)|
|Density||1,551.1 / sq mi (599 / km2)|
|Village President||Gregory Stake|
|- summer (DST)||CDT (UTC-5)|
|Wikimedia Commons: Warren, Illinois|
Warren holds several festivals throughout the year. It was the death place of former major league outfielder Abner Dalrymple.
Captain Alexander Burnett was the first known American settler in present-day Warren; he built a log cabin at the corner of what is now the corner of Main and Water Streets in 1843. In 1851 a stagecoach stop was erected on the Stagecoach Trail, the building still stands and is now serving as the Warren Community Building. The village was platted in 1853 along the proposed route for the Illinois Central Railroad tracks and later growth in Warren was heavily influenced by the presence of the railroad. The main commercial district is concentrated along both sides of the railroad tracks on Main and Railroad Streets. The village was officially incorporated in February 1857.
The Township library was built in 1911. From 1916 to 1920, Warren had the first female Mayor in Illinois,Angela Rose Canfield.
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.5 km2), all land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,496 people, 622 households, and 408 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,551.1 people per square mile (601.7/km²). There were 665 housing units at an average density of 689.5 per square mile (267.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.26% White, 0.20% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.34% of the population.
There were 622 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the village the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $45,263. Males had a median income of $32,277 versus $22,727 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,611. About 4.4% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
The Village of Warren holds "The Pumpkin Festival" every year on the last weekend of September. The festival includes a large parade, arts and crafts, and Fall produce. Warren is also the location of the Jo Daviess County Fair. This is usually held around the first week of August. The event is the oldest county fair in the state of Illinois. It is also a location of the Stagecoach Trail Festival, held along the Stagecoach Trail.
- Abner Dalrymple, left fielder with the Milwaukee Grays, Chicago White Stockings, Pittsburgh Alleghenys, and Milwaukee Brewers; buried in Warren at Elmwood cemetery
- George Engebretson, member of the Wisconsin State Senate, born in Warren
- Stratton, Christopher, and Mansberger, Floyd. "Warren Commercial Historic District", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, June 21, 1995, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed May 4, 2008.
- McCool, V.D. "Old Stone Hotel", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, September 20, 1974, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, pp. 1–5, accessed May 4, 2008.
- "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places - Illinois". United States Census. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
- "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.