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Livonia

Michigan, United States

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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. Automobile parts form the bulk of local manufactures. Livonia is the site of Madonna University (Roman Catholic; 1947) and Schoolcraft College (1961), a junior college. Inc. city, 1950. Pop. (2000) 100,545; Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn Metro Division, 2,061,162; Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metro Area, 4,452,557; (2010) 96,942; Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn Metro Division, 1,820,584; Detroit-Warren-Livonia Metro Area, 4,296,250.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.