Northville Township, Michigan
| Northville Township, Michigan | |
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| Charter township | |
| Charter Township of Northville | |
Northville Township Municipal Building, Six Mile Road
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 Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan |
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 Northville Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°24′45″N 83°28′8″W / 42.41250°N 83.46889°WCoordinates: 42°24′45″N 83°28′8″W / 42.41250°N 83.46889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Robert Nix |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.6 sq mi (43 km2) |
| • Land | 16.5 sq mi (42.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 28,497 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (660/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48167, 48168, 48170 |
| Area code(s) | 248, 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-59000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626818 |
Northville Township, officially the Charter Township of Northville, is a charter township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan and a suburb in Metro Detroit. The population was 28,497 at the 2010 census.
The City of Northville is adjacent to the northern part of the township but is administratively autonomous. Portions of Northville Township were incorporated into the Village of Northville, which later incorporated as the City of Northville. Portions of the township have also since been annexed to the city. The most recent annexation was property owned by the City of Northville as part of the Rural Hill Cemetery. A majority of the township is served by Northville Public Schools. A small portion of the township is served by Plymouth-Canton Community Schools. The entire township is served by the Northville District Library and by its own police and fire departments.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.6 square miles (43 km2), of which 16.5 square miles (43 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), or 0.96%, is water.
While the village of Northville developed within the borders of Plymouth Township from the 1820s, Northville Township itself did not exist until 1898. At that time, local residents, allegedly feeling slighted by Plymouth Township officials being more focused on Plymouth Village, decided to split off into a separate township. In this way, the former Plymouth "SuperTownship" (which formerly included all of Canton, Plymouth, and Northville Townships) became split into Plymouth Township and Northville Township.
Northville Township later became a charter township in 1985.
In response to the rapid growth of the township, a new 48168 ZIP code was introduced in June 2005 to those living south of Seven Mile Road. Those living on or north of the road (as well as those living in the city of Northville) kept the 48167 zip code, as well as any residents with a 48170 ZIP code (Plymouth).
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