Others dispute the origin, believing it may be named after Waringstown, County Down, now in Northern Ireland.

[4] The Warrington Meetinghouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 4,435 people, 1,702 households, and 1,329 families living in the township.

There were 1,766 housing units at an average density of 49.9 per square mile (19.3/km2).

16.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.