Warsaw

History

The Warsaw Historic District and Joshua James Blanchard House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Warsaw is located in western Duplin County. U.S. Route 117 passes through the center of town as Pine Street; it leads north to Goldsboro and south to Wallace. North Carolina Highway 50 (Memorial Drive) intersects US 117 at the north end of town and leads east to Kenansville, the Duplin County seat. Interstate 40 passes to the south and west of Warsaw, with access from Exit 369 (US 117, south of the center of town) and Exit 364 (NC 24, west of the town center). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  891
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  847
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  768
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  605
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  583
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  515
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  490
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  468

Largest nearby schools

• Warsaw Elementary
  Elementary · Warsaw · 799 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• James Kenan High
  High · Warsaw · 784 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• North Duplin Elementary
  Elementary · Mt. Olive · 714 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Kenansville Elementary
  Elementary · Kenansville · 613 students · 15.3:1 ratio
• North Duplin Jr Sr High
  High · Mt. Olive · 604 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Duplin Early College High
  High · Kenansville · 206 students · 22.9:1 ratio