Warren Township is a former civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. 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. By an act of the Michigan Legislature on March 11, 1835, the townships of Hickory an…
Warren Township is a former civil township of Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. 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. By an act of the Michigan Legislature on March 11, 1835, the townships of Hickory and Orange were set off from Clinton. Hickory then consisted of 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. On April 2, 1838, the township name was changed from Hickory to "Aba" and was increased by the additions of sections 1 and 12. On March 26, 1839, the name was changed to "Warren". It was named "Warren" after General Joseph Warren, who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the American Revolutionary War.
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