{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Warren | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = Gidonb Warren 2.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Warren - Main Street in winter 2008 | image_blank_emblem = WarrenILlogo.png | blank_emblem_type = Logo | blank_emblem_size = 140px | motto = | image_map = File:Daviess County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Warren Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Warren in Daviess County, Illinois <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Jo Daviess | subdivision_type3 = Township | subdivision_name3 = Warren <!-- Government --> | established_title = Founded | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | leader_title1 = Village President | leader_name1 = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 2.67 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.03 | area_land_km2 = 2.67 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.03 | area_water_km2 = 0 | area_water_sq_mi = 0 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 1323 | population_density_km2 = 494.69 | population_density_sq_mi = 1280.74 | population_demonym = <!-- General information --> | timezone = CST | utc_offset = −6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = −5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 981 | coordinates = {{coord|42|29|45|N|89|59|40|W|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> <!-- Area/postal codes and others --> | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 61087 | area_code = 815 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-78851 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2400094<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2400094}}</ref> | website = {{URL|https://villageofwarren.com/}} | footnotes = }} [[Image:Warren IL Old Stone Hotel1.JPG|thumb|The Old Stone Hotel in Warren is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.]] '''Warren''' is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census,<ref name="2020-census-1778851">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census: Warren village, Illinois |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1778851&y=2020&d=DEC%20Redistricting%20Data%20%28PL%2094-171%29 |website=data.census.gov |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=September 29, 2022}}</ref> down from 1,428 at the 2010 census.
Warren was named after Warren Burnett, the first male child born at the site.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT47|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=42}}</ref>
==History== 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.<ref name=nrhp2/> In 1851 a stagecoach stop was erected on the Stagecoach Trail, the building still stands and is now serving as the Warren Community Building.<ref name=nrhp>McCool, V.D. "[http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/200659.pdf 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.</ref> 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.<ref name=nrhp2>Stratton, Christopher, and Mansberger, Floyd. "[http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/hargis/PDFs/201030.pdf Warren Commercial Historic District]", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, June 21, 1995, ''Illinois Historic Preservation Agency'', accessed May 4, 2008.</ref> The village was officially incorporated in February 1857.<ref name=nrhp2/>
==Geography== According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Warren has a total area of {{convert|1.03|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>
==Demographics== <!-- DO NOT CHANGE SECTION NAME --> {{US Census population |1860= 825 |1870= 1666 |1890= 1172 |1900= 1327 |1910= 1331 |1920= 1253 |1930= 1179 |1940= 1119 |1950= 1378 |1960= 1470 |1970= 1523 |1980= 1595 |1990= 1550 |2000= 1496 |2010= 1428 |2020= 1323 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }}
===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, Warren had a population of 1,323.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A78851&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref> The population density was {{Convert|1,280.74|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 661 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|639.88|/sqmi|/km2}}.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A78851&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
The median age was 46.3 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A78851&in=state%3A17|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
There were 594 households in Warren, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 44.1% were married-couple households, 20.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 35.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
There were 661 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>
{| class="wikitable" |+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/> ! Race !! Number !! Percent |- | White || 1,261 || 95.3% |- | Black or African American || 0 || 0.0% |- | American Indian and Alaska Native || 1 || 0.1% |- | Asian || 0 || 0.0% |- | Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0% |- | Some other race || 19 || 1.4% |- | Two or more races || 42 || 3.2% |- | ''Hispanic or Latino (of any race)'' || 31 || 2.3% |}
===Income and poverty=== The median income for a household in the village was $51,618, and the median income for a family was $65,391. Males had a median income of $45,921 versus $25,938 for females. The per capita income for the village was $28,205. About 6.8% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1778851 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> ==Festivals== 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.
==Notable people== * Angela Rose Canfield, first female mayor of Warren and first female mayor across Illinois * Abner Dalrymple, left fielder with various teams, buried in Warren at Elmwood cemetery * George Engebretson, member of the Wisconsin State Senate, born in Warren * Herman Silas Pepoon, botanist and author, born in Warren on January 21, 1860
==Historical landmarks== *Old Stone Hotel
==References== <references />
==External links== *[http://www.jodaviess.org/ Jo Daviess County] *[https://www.villageofwarren.com/ Official website]
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Category:Villages in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Category:Villages in Illinois Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1853