- Warren, Pennsylvania
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name = Warren
official_name = City of Warren
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elevation_imperial = 1210
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population = 10259
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established_type = Founded
established =1795
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mayor = Mark A. Phillips
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map_caption = Location of Warren within Pennsylvania
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website = [http://www.cityofwarrenpa.org www.cityofwarrenpa.org]
footnotes =Warren is a city in Warren County,
Pennsylvania ,United States . The population was 10,259 at the 2000 census. It is thecounty seat of Warren CountyGR|6. 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.History
Warren was initially inhabited by Native Americans of the
Seneca nation . French explorers had claims to the area but control was transferred to the British after theFrench and Indian War . After theRevolutionary War , General William Irvine andAndrew Ellicott were sent to the area to lay out a town in 1795. 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.In recent years Warren has struggled through hard economic times, but 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, new retail and commercial development, a parking garage, a convention center, and bus depot. This project, coupled with the new commercial in North Warren, may help revive the economy of the city..
Geography
Warren is located at coor dms|41|50|39|N|79|8|33|W|city (41.844133, -79.142443)GR|1. The city is located at the confluence of the
Allegheny River and theConewango Creek . TheConewango Creek flows between North Warren and Warren, and theAllegheny Reservoir andKinzua Dam are situated nearby.According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 3.1square mile s (8.1km² ), of which, 2.9 square miles (7.6 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (6.11%) is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 10,259 people, 4,565 households, and 2,606 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 3,508.3 people per square mile (1,356.5/km²). There were 5,046 housing units at an average density of 1,725.6/sq mi (667.2/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% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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% were married 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. The
per 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.References
External links
* [http://www.cityofwarrenpa.org/ City of Warren, Pennsylvania]
* [http://www.warrenpa.us/ Warren Community News]
* [http://www.warrenlibrary.org/ Warren Public Library]
* [http://www.warrencountypa.net/ Warren Government]
* [http://www.timesobserver.com Warren Times Observer] , the local newspaper
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