warne (sounds like worn) is an unincorporated community in clay county, north carolina, united states. in 2008, clay county was one of the least populated counties in north carolina. about 10,389 people live there. like many other areas in the southern united states, there are many more people there than there used to be. 18.4% more people live there since 2000. warne is closer to the capitals of six other states than to raleigh, which is the capital of north carolina.