Warren is a

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in Litchfield County,

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, United States. The population was 1,351 at the 2020 census. The town was named for Revolutionary War General

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. On July 1, 2006, businessman Joseph Cicio placed most of Warren's commercial district on

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Geography

Warren is in west-central Litchfield County, north of

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, northwest of

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, and west of

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. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which are land and , , or 4.50%, are water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,254 people, 497 households, and 353 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 650 housing units at an average density of 24.7 per square mile (9.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93%

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, 0.16%

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, 0.32% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 0.08% from

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, and 0.72% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.24% of the population. There were 497 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97. In the town, the age distribution of the population shows 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $62,798, and the median income for a family was $66,563. Males had a median income of $50,469 versus $35,250 for females. The

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for the town was $36,801. About 2.8% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Connecticut Route 45 is the main north–south highway, while Connecticut Route 341 is the main east–west highway in the town. Route 45 leads north to

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and south the same distance to New Preston, while Route 341 leads southeast 5 miles to U.S. Route 202 at Woodville and west to

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Notable locations

* Warren Congregational Church – built in 1818 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Notable people

* Herbert Abrams (1921–2003), portrait artist *

Lorenzo Carter Major Lorenzo Carter was the first permanent settler in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Born in 1767, Carter spent his early years in Warren, Connecticut, where he visited the local library frequently and developed an appreciation of books. ...

(1767–1814), the first permanent settler of Cleveland, Ohio; born in Warren * Charles Finney (1792–1875), Presbyterian minister, leader in the

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; born in Warren * Miloš Forman (1932–2018), film director; lived in Warren with his wife, Martina Forman, an author * Morton Gottlieb (1921–2009), theatrical and film producer * Cleve Gray (1918–2004), painter * Francine du Plessix Gray (1930–2019), writer *

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(1933–2018), writer; maintained a house in Warren

References

External links

Town of Warren official websiteWarren Land Trust
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