- Warren Township, Macomb County, Michigan
Warren Township is a former
civil township of Macomb County in theU.S. state ofMichigan . Most of the township became the city of Warren.The
survey township forming the basis of the civil township, Township 1 North, Range 13 East, was initially part of Clinton Township (which was originally known as "Huron Township"). By an act of the Michigan Legislature onMarch 11 1835 , the townships of Hickory and Orange were set off from Clinton. Hickory then consisted survey township 1N13E, with the exception of the eastern row of sections, which were made part of Orange Township (later named Erin Township and that later became the cities of East Detroit, Roseville, Fraser, and St. Clair Shores. OnApril 2 ,1838 , the township name was changed from Hickory to "Aba" (sometimes misspelled "Alba") and was increased by the additions of sections 1 and 12. OnMarch 26 ,1839 , the name was changed to "Warren".Leeson, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=ARH7613.0001.001;didno=ARH7613.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000876 Chapter 38 Warren Township] , pp. 852-857] Eldridge, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty&cc=micounty&idno=bad0973.0001.001&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=587 Chapter 6 Organization and Political Divisions of the County] , pp. 581-586] Eldridge, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty&cc=micounty&idno=bad0973.0001.001&frm=frameset&view=image&seq=641 Chapter 13 Township of Warren] , pp. 635-639] Stewart, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;idno=3927825.0001.001;q1=Macomb;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=12;page=root;view=image Warren Township] , p. X] It was named "Warren" after GeneralJoseph Warren , who died at theBattle of Bunker Hill during theAmerican Revolutionary War .Romig, s.v. "Warren". p. 582]The community that later became the Village of Warren, began to be settled about 1830, before the formation of Warren Township. It was at first known as "Beebe's Corners" after John L. Beebe, who operated the toll gate on the plank road the led to Detroit. [http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=L0833.htm Village of Warren] , Michigan Historical Markers, accessed
2007-11-11 ] [http://www.cityofwarren.org/default.asp?norelay_hier_id_D1966B0=24&area_2=historicalcomm%2Fhistoricalcommhome&NC=9710X A Guide to Warren's History] , City of Warren Historic District Commission, accessed2007-11-11 ] [However, Romig (s.v. "Richmond", p. 475) locates Beebe's Corners in the city ofRichmond, Michigan , named after Erastus Beebe.] The first landowner known to actually settle in the area is Charles Groesbeck in about 1830. He was soon joined by his brother Louis (the father of Michigan GovernorAlex Groesbeck ) and Charles Rivard. [http://members.glis.net/whgs/Hist.htm History of Warren] , Warren Historical & Genealogical Society, accessed2007-11-11 ] A strap iron railroad, one of the first of its kind in Michigan, connected the settlement with Utica to the west and with Detroit to the south. The settlement was situated on the line between sections 4 and 5, at the junction of what are now known as Chicago Road and Mound Road.Stewart, [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=3927825.0001.001;didno=3927825.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000028 Map of Warren Township, circa 1875] , p. 16] Geo. A. Ogle & Co., [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=3927828.0001.001;didno=3927828.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000039 Map of Warren Township, circa 1895] , p. 37] Geo. A. Ogle & Co., [http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;rgn=full%20text;idno=3927828.0001.001;didno=3927828.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000050 Plat map of the Village of Warren, circa 1895] , pp. 48-49]Warren incorporated as a village in 1893. Another settlement grew a few miles to the south of the village of Warren. This settlement incorporated as the village of Center Line in 1925. Center Line became a city in 1936 and was no longer part of Warren Township. On
October 27 ,1956 , GovernorG. Mennen Williams signed the charter that incorporated the remainder of the township, including the village of Warren, as the city of Warren. The city of Warren began operations onJanuary 1 1957 .In 1920 Warren Township had a population of 3,564. Its population had risen to 14,269 by 1930. In 1935
Center Line, Michigan was incorporated as a city and detached from Warren Township. Despite this loss of area, Warren Township had a population of 22,126 in 1940. [Truesdell, Leon E., ed. "Sixteenth Census of the United States: 1940. Population. Vol. 1: Number of Inhabitants". (Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1942) p. 509]In 1950 Warren Township had a population of 42,653. [1950 Census. Population Vol. 1: Number of Inhabitants. p. 22-18] . The part of Warren Township south of a line starting at the corner of Dequindre Road and Stephens running east on Stephens to Warner Street, south of Warner to Morrisey Street east on Morrissey to Ryan, north on Ryan to Eleven Mile, East on Eleven Mile essentially to the Center Line City line, then picking up again at the Railroad tracks and going north to Twelve Mile, then West to Mound, then following Mound to the boundaries of
Warren, Michigan , then following the boundary of the Beverly Hills Golf Course (part of where theGeneral Motors Technical Center is today) back to the rail tracks then going south on the railroad tracks back to 12 Mile Road (thus making the area of Warren Village only connected to the rest of the Detroit Urban area by katty-corner connection) then following 12 mile east to Van Dyke, Van Dyke south to Center Line, but incorporating a small area on the east side of Van Dyke. The northern boundary of urbanized Warren picked up again at 10 mile road and went east along ten mile with some variations of no more than a half-mile to the north or south to what was then theEast Detroit City line. [1950 Census. Population Vol. 1. p. 22-27 and 22-30.]Notes
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