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In 1950, the residents of Livonia Township voted to become a City. On May 23, 1950, the entire Township was incorporated into the City of Livonia. Livonia has grown from a population of 17,000 in 1950 to over 100,000 in 1998.
Livonia in 1534 Swedish Livonia, between Swedish Estonia and Courland (1600s) Livonia in 1820. Livonia or in earlier records Livland, is a historical region on the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the Livonians, who lived on the shores of present-day Latvia.
In 1836, the new village was named Livonia City, in honor of the newly formed township of Livonia, which was created in 1835. The name Livonia appears to have come from Livonia Center, New York, which was the home of some of the township’s earliest settlers.
May 2, 2024 · Livonia, city, Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is a western suburb of Detroit. It originated in 1834 as Livonia township (named for Livonia, N.Y.) and was primarily a farming community for more than a century. After World War II it rapidly experienced planned industrial and residential growth.
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Michigan’s Livonia began as a township within Wayne County, Michigan in 1835 when Livonia township was set off from Nankin township by the territorial legislature and vote of its residents. Before then, the area was still mostly populated by Indians of the Potawatomi tribe.
Oct 9, 2017 · Michigan’s Livonia began within Wayne County in 1835, when Livonia Township was set off from Nankin Township by the territorial Legislature and vote of its residents.
Official website. Livonia is a city in the northwest part of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 95,535 at the 2020 census, [4] making it Michigan's eighth largest city.
