14 Facts About Warren Michigan

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Beebe's Corners, the original settlement in what would become the city of Warren Michigan, was founded in 1830 at the corner of Mound Road and Chicago Road; its first resident was Charles Groesbeck.

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However, when it was originally organized the township was named for Rev Warren Michigan who was a Methodist Episcopal preacher who left his native New York in 1824 for Shelby Township.

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Warren Michigan went throughout the present-day Macomb, Lapeer, Oakland, and St Clair Counties, baptizing, marrying, and burying pioneers of the area, as well as establishing congregations and preaching extensively.

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4.

Warren Michigan was the first licensed preacher in the State of Michigan.

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5.

Warren Michigan was one of the fastest-growing municipalities in the country between 1940 and 1970, roughly doubling its population every 10 years.

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Since 1970, Warren Michigan has been consistently one of the faster-declining cities in population in the country.

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Warren Michigan's population was as of 2000 one of the oldest among large cities in the United States.

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8.

Warren Michigan is ranked 1st in the nation for longevity of residence.

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9.

Many of the American Indians in Warren Michigan originated in the Southern United States with 429 Cherokee and 66 Lumbee.

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10.

Warren Michigan is home to several companies, including Big Boy Restaurants.

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11.

City of Warren Michigan established a Christian prayer station at city hall that is operated by the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church of Warren Michigan.

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12.

City of Warren Michigan has a Department of Parks and Recreation which oversees the Aquatic, Community, and Fitness Centers along with a system of 24 parks.

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Warren Michigan formerly held the status of a "sundown town": an all-white municipality that outlawed the presence of people of color after sunset.

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14.

Tenth and eleventh markers are technically in Center Line, Michigan but are included because of their proximity to Warren:.

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