Warren County, Illinois

Warren County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Monmouth
Year Organized: 1825
Square Miles: 543

Court House:

100 W. Broadway
County Courthouse
Monmouth, IL 61462-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Gen. Joseph Warren, pioneer physician and revolutionary soldier killed at Bunker Hill.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Warren County was created on January 13, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 93) and was formed from unorganized land (Pike County). County organization was completed in July, 1830. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Attached to Peoria County [Laws, 1826, p. 76–77] (1826–1830), Attached to Schuyler County [Laws, 1825, p. 95] (1825–1826), Pike County (1812–1825), Madison County (1812–1821) and St. Clair County (1795–1812).

The County was named for Joseph Warren, a physician and soldier who served at Lexington, a Major General of the Massachusetts militia. He was killed at the battle of Bunker Hill. The County Seat is Monmouth . Prior County Seats was House of Alexis Phelps, at Lower Yellow Banks, now Oquawka—Temporary designation (1830–1831) and Monmouth (1831-Present).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 543 square miles (1,407 km²), of which, 543 square miles (1,405 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Northeast: Knox County
Southeast: Fulton County
South: McDonough County
West: Henderson County
Northwest: Mercer County

Cities and Towns:

- Berwick	township
- Coldbrook	township
- Ellison	township
- Floyd	township
- Hale	township
- Kelly	township
- Kirkwood	village	Incorporated Area
- Lenox	township
- Little York	village	Incorporated Area
- Monmouth (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Point Pleasant	township
- Roseville	village	Incorporated Area
- Rozetta	township
- Swan	township
- Tompkins	township

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