9 4 0 ▁and ▁ 7 2 7 ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁while ▁the ▁larger ▁surrounding ▁town ship ▁grew ▁at ▁a ▁much ▁quick er ▁pace . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Run ▁and ▁Bear ▁Creek , ▁just ▁small ▁cre eks ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁has ▁bl oss omed ▁into ▁an ▁open ▁major ▁inter - count y ▁storm d rain ▁flow ing ▁through ▁Warren , ▁into ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁River , ▁and ▁on wards ▁to ▁Lake ▁St . ▁Cla ir . ▁ ▁The ▁Village ▁of ▁Warren ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁surrounding ▁Township ▁of ▁Warren , ▁together ▁with ▁Van ▁Dy ke , ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁less ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Center ▁Line , ▁which ▁had ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁from ▁Warren ▁Township ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Warren ' s ▁population ▁so ared ▁from ▁ 4 2 , 6 5 3 ▁to ▁ 8 9 , 4 2 6 . ▁This ▁population ▁explos ion ▁was ▁fue led ▁by ▁the ▁post - W W II ▁Baby ▁Bo om ▁and ▁later , ▁by ▁white ▁flight ▁from ▁its ▁southern ▁neighbor ▁of ▁Detroit ▁in ▁that ▁de cade . ▁This ▁change ▁in ▁population ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁next ▁de cade ▁when ▁the ▁city ' s ▁population ▁double d ▁again , ▁ultimately ▁reaching ▁a ▁high ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 ,