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Welcome to Warren County ...

Time Zone: Warren County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bowling Green is the Seat for Warren County.

Warren County was founded in 1796 and was created by taking area from Logan County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Warren had a population of 132,896 people. This is an increase of 16.23% since the last Census (which gave a population of 114,341 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Warren represented 2.63% of the total population of Kentucky.

Below are some of the communities located in Warren County:

  • Bowling Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <2>
  • Oakland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakland is located in Warren County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Plum Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Smiths Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn is located in Warren County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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