Wixom, Michigan
| Wixom | |
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| City of Wixom | |
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 Location in Oakland County and the state of Michigan |
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| Coordinates: 42°31′29″N 83°32′11″W / 42.52472°N 83.53639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Kevin Hinkley |
| • City Manager | Clarence Goodlein |
| • Director of Public Safety | Charlie Yon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.36 sq mi (24.24 km2) |
| • Land | 9.15 sq mi (23.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2) |
| Elevation | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,498 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 13,684 |
| • Density | 1,475.2/sq mi (569.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time Zone (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48393 |
| Area code(s) | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-88140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1616671 |
| Website | www.ci.wixom.mi.us |
Wixom is a city that lies in the borders of northwest Novi and southwest Commerce Township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 13,498 at the 2010 census. The city was home to the former Wixom Assembly Plant, which produced the Lincoln LS, the Ford Thunderbird, the Ford GT, and the Lincoln Town Car. The plant closed its doors on May 31, 2007.
Wixom is home to several production and manufacturing businesses, including Trijicon, a leading manufacturer of night gun sights and night telescopic sights; Discraft, a leading manufacturer of flying discs for disc sports games like Ultimate; the U.S. headquarters of spark plug manufacturer NGK; Majic Window, the worlds largest distributor of fiberglass replacement home windows; MAC Valves, Inc., a manufacturer of pneumatic valves used in the automotive and packaging industries, and Foster Specialty Floors the state's largest and oldest sports flooring contractor.
The settlement of Wixom dates back to the 1830s. The establishment of Wixom as a place started in the early 1870s when the Holly, Wayne and Monroe Railroad was constructed through the area. Willard Wixom platted land on either side of the railroad near the Novi and Commerce Township border. The construction of a railroad depot and the naming of the area as Wixom fixed Wixom as a destination.
The village of Wixom was incorporated in the 1950s following the announcement of plans to construct the Wixom Assembly Plant in Novi Township. Prior to that time, Wixom was an unincorporated place. The village borders included portions of both Novi and Commerce Townships. Efforts by the remainder of Novi Township to incorporate as a village prompted the newly established village of Wixom to incorporate as a city. The city largely follows the borders of the village although a small area of parkland on the north side of the city was annexed from Commerce Township in the 1970s.
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