[9] Following the completion of the new railway, there was an inflow of settlers into the region, drawn by the promise of a quarter section of farmland for $10 as well as by the economic opportunities in the new community.

[10] A fire in 1908, followed by a tornado in 1910, destroyed most of the newly created village, including most of Main Street, reducing the population.

The population continued to decline in the aftermath of World War I and by 1927, the village had dropped to unincorporated hamlet status, having its administrative affairs handled by the Rural Municipality of Warman.

The town council applied for city status in 2012, which was approved by the provincial government in the summer of that year.

Warman has a local newspaper, the Clark's Crossing Gazette, which also serves Martensville and other surrounding areas.

Warman is situation on the Louis Riel Trail (Highway 11), which links Saskatoon to Prince Albert.