Livonia, Michigan
| Livonia, Michigan | |
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| City of Livonia | |
Livonia City Hall
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| Nickname(s): L-Town | |
 Location of Livonia within Michigan |
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 Livonia, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°23′50″N 83°22′25″W / 42.39722°N 83.37361°WCoordinates: 42°23′50″N 83°22′25″W / 42.39722°N 83.37361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Dennis K. Wright |
| Area | |
| • City | 35.86 sq mi (92.88 km2) |
| • Land | 35.70 sq mi (92.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 96,942 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 95,586 |
| • Density | 2,715.5/sq mi (1,048.5/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,285,832 (Detroit metro) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 48150-48154 |
| Area code(s) | 734, 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-49000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0630841 |
| Website | http://www.ci.livonia.mi.us/ |
Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Livonia is a large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods (most of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s) connected to the metropolitan area by freeways. The population was 96,942 at the 2010 census, making it Michigan's ninth largest municipality. The municipality is a part of Metro Detroit, and is located approximately 15 miles (24 km) northwest of downtown Detroit, and less than two miles (3 km) from the western city limits of Detroit (Redford Township lies between the two).
First settled by pioneers from New England and New York, an act by the Legislature of the Territory of Michigan established the borders of Livonia Township on March 17, 1835. The settlers brought with them the name "Livonia", a name that had already been given to Livonia, New York, Livonia, Pennsylvania and a region of the Baltic Sea named Livonia in present-day Estonia and Latvia, from which many early settlers came.
During the days of the city being a township, many small communities have existed. One of these was Elmwood, initially known as McKinley's Station. It was a stop on the Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad. It had a post office from 1858 until 1906. There was a post office in the township named Giltedge from 1899 until 1902.
Livonia was incorporated into a city on May 23, 1950, by vote of the citizens of the township. A significant motivation was to gain tax revenues from the DRC (Detroit Race Course), which was Michigan's only thoroughbred horse race track; it closed in 1998.
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