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Novi, Michigan

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Novi, Michigan
| official_name = City of Novi
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| image_skyline = Novi Michigan Civic Center.JPG
| imagesize = 275
| image_caption = Novi Civic Center
| image_flag =
| image_seal = Seal of Novi, Michigan.png
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| pushpin_label = Novi
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States
| pushpin_mapsize =
| image_map = Novi, MI location.png
| mapsize = 250
| map_caption = Location within [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]]
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_name1 = [[Michigan]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland]]
| government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Bob Gatt
| leader_title1 = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name1 = Pete Auger
| leader_title2 = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name2 = Cortney Hanson
| established_title = Organized
| established_date = 1832 (as [[Novi Township, Michigan|Novi Township]])
| established_title1 = Incorporated
| established_date1 = 1969 (city)
| area_magnitude =
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 81.04
| area_land_km2 = 78.33
| area_water_km2 = 2.71
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 66243
| population_density_km2 = 845.69
| population_density_sq_mi = 2190.29
| population_metro = 4296250 ([[Metro Detroit]])
| timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| elevation_ft = 909
| coordinates = {{coord|42|28|49|N|83|28|39|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| area_total_sq_mi = 31.29
| area_land_sq_mi = 30.24
| area_water_sq_mi = 1.05
| elevation_m = 277
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
| postal_code = 48167 ([[Northville, Michigan|Northville]]) 48374–48377
| area_code = [[Area codes 248 and 947|248]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info = 26-59440<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date = January 31, 2008 |title = U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info = 0633773<ref>{{Cite GNIS|0633773|Novi}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.cityofnovi.org/|Official website}}
| footnotes =
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'''Novi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|oʊ|v|aɪ}} {{respell|NOVE|eye}}) is a city in [[Oakland County, Michigan|Oakland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. A northwestern [[Metro Detroit|suburb of Detroit]], Novi is located roughly {{convert|25|mi|km|1}} northwest of [[downtown Detroit]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 66,243, an increase of 20% from the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/novicitymichigan,US/PST045219|title=US Census QuickFacts |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date = August 15, 2021}}</ref>

The city is located within the boundaries of the [[survey township]] of [[Novi Township, Michigan|Novi Township]], which now also includes portions of the cities of [[Northville, Michigan|Northville]] and [[Walled Lake, Michigan|Walled Lake]]. The remaining unincorporated township is only a tiny fraction of {{convert|0.11|sqmi|sqkm|2}} surrounded by the city.

==History==
[[File:Novi Special Water Tower.JPG|thumb|left|Water tower in Novi, noting "Birthplace [[Novi engine|Novi Special]]"]]
Novi was organized as a township in 1832, on land taken from [[Farmington, Michigan|Farmington Township]]. The name Novi was offered by resident Dr. J. C. Emery, at the suggestion of his wife. Residents were reportedly looking for a shorter name than Farmington.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last = Seeley |editor-first = Thaddeus D. |year = 1912 |chapter-url = http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=eee1b119eae8784addfac0cfaf2bb1c8;q1=Novi;cite1=Oakland%20County;cite1restrict=title;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=full%20text;idno=bad1028.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000534 |chapter = Chapter XXXVII: Novi and Waterford Townships |title = History of Oakland County, Michigan V1: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests |page = 482 |via = [[University of Michigan]] }}</ref>

A local account has said that it was named after the 6th toll gate (No. VI) on the [[Grand River Avenue|Grand River Road]]. But the township was named in 1832 and the toll road was not constructed until the 1850s. Another account said that it was the sixth stagecoach stop outside Detroit. Similarly, the township was said to be stop six (or VI) on the railroad, but the [[Holly, Wayne and Monroe Railway|Holly, Wayne & Monroe Railway]] (now [[CSX Transportation]]) was not constructed through the township until 1870–71, almost 40 years after the organization and naming of the township.<ref>{{cite web |last = Martin |first = Lou |url = http://www.novi.org/Special/novis-name.htm |title = A Brief History of Novi's Name |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110727131436/http://www.novi.org/Special/novis-name.htm |archive-date = July 27, 2011 |publisher = The Novi Information Network |access-date = October 1, 2016 }}</ref>

Novi was incorporated as a city in 1969 after the approval of a city charter on February 18, 1969, by Village of Novi voters. Charter approval followed an election on May 20, 1968, in which voters approved the incorporation of the city: the vote was 694 in favor and 283 votes against. The charter became effective on February 24, 1969. There had been several previous attempts by organizers to incorporate as a city.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://cityofnovi.org/Community/History.asp |title = History |publisher = City of Novi |access-date = May 2, 2009 |archive-date = July 25, 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725173239/http://www.cityofnovi.org/Community/History.asp |url-status = dead }}</ref> The city was incorporated along the boundaries of the existing Village of Novi, and grew quickly in the latter half of the 20th century as second- and third-stage waves of [[white flight]] from the [[Detroit|City of Detroit]] and older suburbs resulted in more extensive [[urban sprawl]] in the region.

===Historic sites===
*The historic Township Hall was originally located on Novi Road, south of Grand River. It was moved to the Novi Library property in the 1980s. It was recently relocated again onto the property that was the site of the [[Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead]].
*[[Tollgate Farm]]<ref>[http://tollgate.msu.edu/ About the MSU Tollgate Education Center], Michigan State University Extension</ref> is a 160-acre (650,000 m2) farmstead and educational center.
*The [[Colonel Samuel White Homestead]] site <ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.michmarkers.com/pages/L0891.htm |title = Colonel Samuel White Homestead |work = Michigan Historical Markers }}</ref> is identified by a Michigan Historical Marker.
*A portion of the original Novi Depot,<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/OaklandStations/NoviMI.htm |title = Station: Novi, MI |work = michiganrailroads.com |access-date = May 2, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080513073601/http://www.michiganrailroads.com/RRHX/Stations/CountyStations/OaklandStations/NoviMI.htm |archive-date = May 13, 2008 |url-status = dead }}</ref> was constructed in 1871 for the Holly, Wayne and Monroe Railroad (now absorbed by [[CSX Transportation]]).
*The [[Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead]] was a historic site<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/L2083.htm |title = Jacob and Rebecca Fuerst Farmstead |work = Michigan Historical Markers }}</ref> listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The City of Novi demolished the Fuerst Farmstead in order to develop the site for other historic uses.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.fuerstfarmnovi.org/ |title = Fuerst Farm Novi - Preserving Novi's Past for Novi's Future |work = fuerstfarmnovi.org |access-date = April 15, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110709004929/http://www.fuerstfarmnovi.org/ |archive-date = July 9, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The north barn was destroyed on July 16, 2008. The farm house was demolished in August 2008. The south and east barns were dismantled and removed from the site. None of the original buildings of the Farmstead was preserved on the site. But the historic Township Hall was relocated to this site.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|31.29|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|30.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (3.32%) is water.<ref name=CENS>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live|title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States Census]]| access-date = May 1, 2020|page=36 Michigan}}</ref>

The city is located on [[Walled Lake (Michigan)|Walled Lake]]<ref name=BestPlaces2008>{{cite news |url = https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL2659440.html |title = 48. Novi, MI |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131110231807/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL2659440.html |archive-date = November 10, 2013 |work = Best Places to Live 2008 |access-date = March 9, 2014 }}</ref> which lies mainly within Novi and is the largest lake in the city. It also serves as the headwaters of the Middle Branch of the [[River Rouge (Michigan)|Rouge River]]. [[Shawood Lake]] is southwest of Walled Lake. Several smaller lakes within the city were created by gravel pit mining or as stormwater retention areas. Most of the city lies within the Rouge River watershed. Some areas on the north and west side of the city are part of the Huron River watershed.

Three major freeways converge in Novi.<ref name=BestPlaces2008/> The city's location provides direct access to several major freeways including [[Interstate 96|I-96]], [[Interstate 696|I-696]], [[Interstate 275 (Michigan)|I-275]], and [[M-5 (Michigan highway)|M-5]].

==Economy==
[[File:Twelve Oaks Mall interior.jpg|thumb|The [[Twelve Oaks Mall]] in Novi contains over 180 stores.]]

Novi continues to be one of the fastest-growing cities in Michigan. The construction of [[Twelve Oaks Mall]] in 1977 made the city a major shopping destination in the [[Metro Detroit|Detroit metropolitan area]] and is often credited with ushering in an era of growth that lasted for 40 years (although, in fact, the community had been growing rapidly since the 1950s). This growth has led to substantial increases in the city's population, as well as commercial and industrial developments in the city. Novi was ranked #48 on [[Money (magazine)|''Money'']] magazine's list of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/maps/state/MI.html |work = CNN |title = Best places to live 2008 }}</ref> As of January 2009 Novi has over 1,600 businesses.<ref name=Halcom>{{cite news |last = Halcom |first = Chad |url = http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20090104/SUB01/801050325/1069 |title = Novi's biz growth beats odds |work = [[Crain's Detroit Business]] |date = January 4, 2009 |access-date = October 28, 2013 }}</ref>

Novi's economy includes international corporations with local and regional offices as well as owner-operated businesses serving the local area. While Novi is recognized for its large concentration of retail businesses clustered at the Novi Road and I-96 interchange, there are several large retail centers in the city as well as many individual retail businesses. Novi has car dealerships along Haggerty Road and Grand River Avenue. The city's industrial and office parks are home to companies in high tech research and development, health care, transportation and logistics, manufacturing and domestic and foreign automotive-related suppliers. Energy-related companies are one of the fastest-growing sectors in the city. These companies include the headquarters for [[ITC Transmission]], Novi Energy and offices of Patrick Energy Services.{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}

The business community in Novi is represented by the Novi Chamber of Commerce.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.novichamber.com/ |title = Home - Novi Chamber of Commerce,MI |website = www.novichamber.com |access-date = August 25, 2017 }}</ref>

[[Kroger]] operates its Michigan regional offices at 40399 Grand River Avenue in Novi.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.thekrogerco.com/contact-us/our-divisions |title = Our Divisions |publisher = [[Kroger]] |access-date =November 28, 2012 |quote = 40399 Grand River Road, Suite 110 Novi, MI 48375 }}</ref> The Japan Auto Parts Industries Association, North America has its offices in Novi.<ref name="LittleTokyo">{{cite news |last = Burden |first = Melissa |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131020100940/http://www.noreq.com/inner.asp?bid=10&area_2=pages%2Fnews%2Fneg_news.dat&ml_index=6&norelay_place=here&objectid=C6AB6170&articletitle=Little+Tokyo+thrives+in+Novi+as+Japanese+population+expands&norelay_ai=F6D8184B5D6248DBBAC0FAD57E13A85C&norelay_reset=false&NC=1X |archive-date = October 20, 2013 |url = http://www.noreq.com/inner.asp?bid=10&area_2=pages%2Fnews%2Fneg_news.dat&ml_index=6&norelay_place=here&objectid=C6AB6170&articletitle=Little+Tokyo+thrives+in+Novi+as+Japanese+population+expands&norelay_ai=F6D8184B5D6248DBBAC0FAD57E13A85C&norelay_reset=false&NC=1X  |title = Little Tokyo' thrives in Novi as Japanese population expands  |work = [[The Detroit News]] |via = Northern Equities Group |date =December 19, 2011 |department = Nation |page = A1 |access-date = November 7, 2012 }}</ref> [[Toyota Boshoku America]] opened in a Novi office in 2002, with 10 employees. As of April 2013 the company has two office buildings in Novi with 210 total employees, with about 30 of them being Japanese assignees. Ted Schafer, the vice president of the Technical Center, said that Novi was selected due to the community and schools friendly to Japanese people, and the proximity to [[General Motors]] offices, [[Toyota]] offices, and [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport]].<ref name=Stone>{{cite web |last = Stone |first = Cal |url = http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130411/NEWS13/304110352/State-s-Japanese-employees-increasing |title = State's Japanese employees increasing |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130413053133/http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20130411/NEWS13/304110352/State-s-Japanese-employees-increasing |archive-date = April 13, 2013 |work = [[Observer & Eccentric]] |date = April 11, 2013 |access-date = May 5, 2013 }}</ref> In December 2009 American Mitsuba Corp. moved to Novi, and as of April 2013 the office employs 32 people, and increase from when it was first established. The senior vice president, David Martin Stevens, said that the location was chosen due to the quality of the office building.<ref name=Stone/>

Novi ranks among the top Oakland County communities for research, technology and service companies.{{who|date=May 2013}} To manage growth and to continue to attract commerce with its accessible location, Novi partners with local, state and federal agencies to enhance infrastructure. Novi has a Neighborhoods and Business Relations Group to attract and retain businesses and streamlined many of its planning and approvals processes to encourage new business and development, as well as redevelopment. The enhancements speed the process, allowing businesses to move ahead with plans for relocation or expansion. Novi has been able to attract several smaller, innovative international firms that have been able to incubate and expand into a larger facility, such as [[Howa]] USA Holdings, a Japanese auto supplier with a new research and development center in Novi specializing in interior components for vehicles.

[[Ryder|Ryder System Inc.]] constructed a new regional headquarters, representing a $22 million investment in the community. ITC Transmission Company, the nation's largest independent electrical transmission company, made Novi its national headquarters. In 2008, [[St. John Providence Health System|St. John]] Providence Park opened a 200-bed hospital on a {{convert|200|acre|km2|adj=on}} total, health campus. In addition to the full-service hospital, the campus provides an array of services in a beautiful wooded setting, complete with walking and cycling paths and {{convert|18|acre|m2}} devoted to health-related retail establishments.

Over the last few years, Novi has focused its economic development efforts on the telematics and car connectivity industries. Within the telematics industry, more than 5,000 firms employ approximately 70,000 people in Oakland County, many of them employed in Novi. Those firms in Novi include [[Cooper-Standard Automotive]], [[NXP]], [[Elektrobit]], and [[Harman International Industries|Harman]]/Becker Automotive. [[Tognum]], based in Germany, is scheduled to relocate its headquarters to Novi on Haggerty Road, between 13 and 14 Mile Roads.

Around 2008 the median house price was in the upper $260,000s.<ref name=BestPlaces2008/>

===Top employers===

According to the city's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://cityofnovi.org/Government/City-Services/Finance/Comprehensive-Annual-Financial-Report/CAFR190630.aspx |title = Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 2019 |date = June 30, 2019 |publisher = City of Novi |access-date = December 1, 2019 }}</ref> the top public and private sector employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
|1
|St. John Health / Providence Park Hospital
|1,200
|-
|2
|Harman
|1,100
|-
|3
|Novi Community Schools
|965
|-
|4
|Ryder System
|650
|-
|5
|ITC Holding, Inc.
|531
|-
|6
|Intier / Magna
|443
|-
|7
|Comau North America
|350
|-
|8
|Cooper-Standard
|277
|-
|9
|City of Novi
|269
|}

==Health care==
Novi is home to some of the region's largest health care systems.{{citation needed|date=May 2013}} [[St. John Providence Health System]] operates the [[Providence Park Hospital]] off of [[Interstate 96]] and Beck Road.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stjohnprovidence.org/providencepark/ |title = Providence Park Hospital: Novi |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130429071103/http://www.stjohnprovidence.org/providencepark/ |archive-date = April 29, 2013 |publisher = [[St. John Providence Health System]] |access-date = May 5, 2013 }}</ref> It has a capacity for fewer than 400 patients, and it is located on a {{convert|64|acre|ha|adj=on}} site that also includes medical office building and neuroscience institute, a hotel with 100 rooms, and an orthopedic center that houses an ambulatory surgical center. Construction on the hospital began in 2005 and lasted for three years. The total cost was about $220 million. The architecture firm that designed the hospital was [[NBBJ]] and the engineering firm was Korda. The hospital design includes a six-story atrium that allows natural sunlight.<ref>{{cite news |last = Finley |first = Erica J. |url = http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/oakland/index.ssf/2008/08/no_7_oakland_county_project_st.html |title = No. 7 Oakland County project: St. John Health-Providence Park Novi Hospital |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131021004422/http://www.mlive.com/businessreview/oakland/index.ssf/2008/08/no_7_oakland_county_project_st.html |archive-date = October 21, 2013 |work = [[MLive.com]] |date = August 27, 2008 |access-date = May 5, 2013 }}</ref> It opened in September 2008.

[[Henry Ford Health System]] operates the Henry Ford Medical Center - Columbus.<ref>"[http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=47822&action=list&location=110 Henry Ford Medical Center - Columbus (Novi)]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130514150339/http://www.henryford.com/body.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=47822&action=list&location=110 Archive]) [[Henry Ford Health System]]. Retrieved on May 5, 2013.</ref> It is the system's largest facility in Oakland County. Services at the location include primary care, behavioral health services, cancer treatment, diabetes care, endoscopy, infusion services, lymphedema services, MOHs surgery, MRIs, and rehabilitation services and travel clinic.<ref>{{cite web |title = Henry Ford Medical Center - Columbus |url = https://www.henryford.com/locations/columbus |website = Henry Ford Health System |access-date = June 18, 2017 }}</ref>
Botsford has two speciality facilities in Novi.

==Parks and recreation==
Most of the farmland and open spaces present in the mid-20th century have been developed. The exceptions include the Tollgate Farm located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Twelve Mile and Meadowbrook Roads. This farmstead is owned by the Americana Foundation and is currently leased and operated by [[Michigan State University]] as an agricultural extension. Lakeshore Park is another prominent natural area. The park is located between Walled Lake and Twelve Mile Road, west of Novi Road. While portions of the park were turned over to a developer to settle a lawsuit, it remains one of the largest municipal parks in southeast Michigan. Ella Mae Power Park, located behind the Novi Civic Center, hosts softball and baseball games and tournaments.

In 2004, the City of Novi negotiated for the donation of several parcels of parkland on the west side of the city. These properties, along with several adjoining parcels owned by the city, preserve {{convert|253|acre|km2}} of environmentally sensitive areas in the [[Huron River (Michigan)|Huron River]] watershed. In 2005, the City of Novi was awarded a Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund (MNRTF) grant to acquire {{convert|54|acre|ha|0}} two areas of environmentally sensitive property in southeast Novi within the [[Rouge River (Michigan)|Rouge River]] watershed. The properties were acquired in 2009. In 2007, the city was awarded a second MNRTF grant to acquire {{convert|16|acre|m2}} of natural area in southwest Novi within the headwaters of the Huron River watershed. The property was acquired in 2010. In 2010, the city was awarded a third MNRTF grant to develop the city-owned property on the south end of Walled Lake, once the site of the Walled Lake Casino and Amusement Park, into a public park. That property is now the Pavilion Shore Park<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.cityofnovi.org/Services/ParksAndRec/ParksAndFacilities/ParkPages/PavilionShorePark.asp |title = Pavilion Shore Park |access-date = August 25, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130927000948/http://www.cityofnovi.org/Services/ParksAndRec/ParksAndFacilities/ParkPages/PavilionShorePark.asp |archive-date = September 27, 2013 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

Each year in October, the Japan Festival is held in the city. It is the largest Japan festival in the state.<ref>"[http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2011/09/28/news/local_news/doc4e83c217cb809003434715.txt Japan Festival 2011 to take place Sunday at Novi High School]." ''[[The Oakland Press]]''. Wednesday September 28, 2011. Retrieved on November 19, 2012. {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Government==
===Current City Council members===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Member<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofnovi.org/government/city-council.aspx|title=City Council of the City of Novi |publisher = City of Novi }}</ref>
! Position
! In office since
|-
| Hugh Crawford
|
| 2019
|-
| Laura Marie Casey
|
| 2011
|-
| Justin Fischer
|
| 2019
|-
| Bob Gatt
| Mayor
| 2003
|-
| Brian Smith
|
| 2021
|-
| David Staudt
| Pro Tempore
| 2007
|-
| Ericka Thomas
|
| 2021
|-
|}

Novi operates under the [[council-manager]] system of government with an appointed city manager and elected city council. The city manager oversees the day-to-day operations of the city, manages staff operations, recommends the annual budget and makes policy recommendations to the council. The city council consists of the mayor, elected to a two-year term, and six at-large council members elected to four-year terms. The mayor is the presiding officer of the council with the same voting powers as the other council members. The mayor also has ceremonial duties. The council is responsible for hiring the city manager. The city council approves the city budget and sets city policies and ordinances. The City of Novi is represented in the 21st District of the [[Michigan House of Representatives]] by State Representative [[Kelly Breen (politician)|Kelly Breen]].

The City Manager is Victor Cardenas. The city has 249 full-time employees and a total budget of $63.1 million. The Novi Civic Center is located at 45175 West Ten Mile Road between Novi and Taft Roads.

The first city charter was adopted by the voters in 1969. The last major charter revision was in 1977.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://cityofnovi.org/Resources/CodeOfOrdinances.asp |title = City Charter |access-date = August 25, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090711184136/http://cityofnovi.org/Resources/CodeOfOrdinances.asp |archive-date = July 11, 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

The Novi Public Library opened a new {{convert|55000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} library west of the previous library in June 2010. The old library was demolished to provide a parking area for the new library.

The Novi Fire Department was formed in 1929 to serve Novi Township. The Novi Police Department was formed in 1954 to serve Novi Township. Prior to 1954, Novi contracted with the [[Oakland County Sheriff's Office]] for police protection.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 9668
|1980= 22525
|1990= 32998
|2000= 47386
|2010= 55224
|2020= 66243
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web |url = https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title = Census of Population and Housing|publisher = Census.gov|access-date = June 4, 2015 }}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web |title = U.S. Census website |url = https://www.census.gov |publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date = November 25, 2012 }}</ref> of 2010, there were 55,224 people, 22,258 households, and 14,599 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1825.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 24,226 housing units at an average density of {{convert|800.6|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 73.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 8.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 3.0% of the population.

There were 22,258 households, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age in the city was 39.1 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.4% male and 51.6% female.

===2000 census===
In 2000, there were 18,726 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city, 27.6% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.7% was from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city in 2000 was $71,918, and the median income for a family was $91,369 (These figures had risen to $78,151 and $101,286 respectively according to a 2007 estimate<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3714700&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US37%7C16000US3714700&_street=&_county=novi&_cityTown=novi&_state=04000US26&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= 2005-2007 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates], United States Census Bureau {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/2020.02.10-222013/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3714700&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US37%7C16000US3714700&_street=&_county=novi&_cityTown=novi&_state=04000US26&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |date=February 10, 2020 }}</ref>). Males had a median income of $65,590 versus $38,432 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $35,992. About 1.6% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

===Japanese population===
{{See also|History of the Japanese in Metro Detroit}}
[[File:One World Market(ワンワールドマーケット), Novi.jpg|thumb|One World Market (ワンワールドマーケット), a Japanese grocery store in Novi]]

As of 2011, 15.9% of its residents were Asian, and Novi had 2,438 Japanese residents, giving it the largest Japanese population of any Michigan municipality. By 2011 the Japanese population experienced an increase of 53% from 2003, when the city had 1,417 Japanese residents. The economic director of the City of Novi, Ara Topouzian, said "We've been told often by the [[Consulate-General of Japan, Detroit|consulate-general's office]] or other Japanese officials that they refer to Novi as [[Japantown|Little Tokyo]] because we've been very warm and welcoming and accommodating."<ref name=LittleTokyo/> Many Japanese in Novi are in the United States on temporary visas which last for three to five years.<ref name=LittleTokyo/> According to Dr. Andrew Vosburgh of the [[St. John Providence Health System]], many Japanese in Novi work in development, engineering, and research. Their workplaces are located in and around several cities including Novi, [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor]], and [[Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan|Springfield Township]].<ref name=Shine>Shine, Kim North. "[http://www.metromodemedia.com/features/novijapaneseculture0280.aspx Michigan's Little Tokyo]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130521101049/http://metromodemedia.com/features/novijapaneseculture0280.aspx Archive]) Metro D Media. Thursday December 6, 2012. Retrieved on December 22, 2012.</ref> As of April 2013 there are 2,666 Japanese nationals who live in Novi.<ref name=Stone/>

The Novi [[Public Library]] has Japanese content in the adult and children's sections. The [[Novi Community School District]] has enrollment information and other documents available in Japanese. The websites of the City of Novi, the Novi Public Library, and [[St. John Providence Park Hospital]] have Japanese welcome messages. The Novi [[Kroger]] and the [[Staybridge Suites]] extended stay hotel cater to Japanese customers. The hotel stated in 2011 that Japanese make up 30% of its customers, and had increased in a two-year span ending in 2011. The city also has Japanese cultural activities and cultural activities offered in Japanese, including horseback riding lessons conducted in the Japanese language and a Japanese movie night.<ref name=LittleTokyo/> The hospital offers cultural awareness training for employees, documents translated in Japanese, Japanese translators,<ref name=Shine/> and yoga classes conducted in Japanese.<ref name=LittleTokyo/>

In the 1990s several Japanese automobile firms had opened offices along [[M-14 (Michigan highway)|M-14]].<ref name=LittleTokyo/> [[Nissan Motor Co.]] opened its [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]] office in November 1991.<ref name=LittleTokyo/><ref name=CohenAdjust>Cohen, Sharon. "[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19911225&id=g7ROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=J_wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1797,3219645 Metamorphosis in Motown]." ''[[Associated Press]]'' at ''[[The Ledger]]''. Thursday December 26, 1991. p. 7C. Retrieved from [[Google News]] (95 of 121) on November 19, 2013.</ref> In addition, [[Toyota]] established a technical center in Ann Arbor. Novi had gained several Japanese restaurants by the mid-1990s. In summer 2011, the [[Japanese School of Detroit]] moved to Novi from [[Birmingham, Michigan|Birmingham]].<ref name=LittleTokyo/>

===Indian/ South Asian population===
[[File:Venkateswara Novi MI 2019 11 09 14 15 46.jpg|thumb|left|Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Center]]
{{See also|History of the Asian Indians in Metro Detroit}}
The 2008 ''[[CNN]]''/''[[Money (magazine)|Money]]'' "Best Places to Live" stated that the city had a significant Asian Indian population.<ref name=BestPlaces2008/> According to the [[2000 U.S. Census]], there were 1,278 ethnic Asian Indians in Novi.<ref name=MetzgerBoozaAsianp31>Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050601/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf |date=2013-11-09 }}." Center for Urban Studies, [[Wayne State University]]. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 31. Retrieved on November 6, 2013. See "Appendix III-2: Asian Population in Oakland County Communities in 2000" - Row: "Novi" Column: "Asian Indian"</ref>

The {{convert|25000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} Sri [[Venkateswara]] Temple and Cultural Center (SVTCC), built from $10 million, opened in 2013. It is the first [[Michigan]] Hindu temple to be named after a southern Indian deity. It had a temporary location for five years before it opened its permanent facility. As of 2013, the temple has a devotee base of about 3,000 people. The community operating the temple mostly comprises Indians who speak [[Telugu language|Telugu]]. Many of them originate from Telangana and [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name=WarikooHinduTempleNovi>Warikoo, Niraj. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160102212109/http://www.freep.com/article/20130531/NEWS05/305310017/Hindu-temple-opens-in-Novi New Hindu temple in Novi reflects region's growing Asian-Indian population]" (). ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''. May 31, 2013. Retrieved on March 9, 2014. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140309125133/http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/89086086/new-hindu-temple-novi-reflects-regions-growing-asian-indian-population Available at] [[EBSCOHost]], Accession#89086086, from News India Times;June 14, 2013, Vol. 44 Issue 24, p15</ref>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===
[[File:NoviHighSchoolMIEntranceSign.jpg|thumb|[[Novi High School]] entrance sign]]
Novi includes all or part of four public school districts including [[Novi Community Schools]],<ref name=ESZones>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121020025521/http://cityofnovi.org/Community/PDFMaps/ElementaryAttendanceAreas.pdf Elementary Attendance Areas]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121020025521/http://cityofnovi.org/Community/PDFMaps/ElementaryAttendanceAreas.pdf Archive]) City of Novi. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref><ref name=NoviESmap>"[http://www.novi.k12.mi.us/downloads/dist_docs/attendance_area_20110715_151920_17.pdf Novi District Elementary Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113232843/http://www.novi.k12.mi.us/downloads/dist_docs/attendance_area_20110715_151920_17.pdf |date=November 13, 2012 }}." [[Novi Community School District]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> [[Northville Public Schools]],<ref name=ESZones/><ref name="Morekids">Woodards, Shantee. "[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News%2C+The+%28MI%29&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1052103C4C179F9A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM School district pushes $109 million bond]." ''[[The Detroit News]]''. September 3, 2004. Metro 3D. Retrieved on April 29, 2011. "Northville Schools are seeing an additional 300 students a year as more homes are built in the area. The district encompasses all or parts of Northville and Novi, along with Northville Township, Salem Township and the city of South Lyon."</ref> [[South Lyon Community Schools]],<ref name=ESZones/> and [[Walled Lake Consolidated School District]].<ref name=ESZones/><ref name=WLDistrictmap>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/entire_district.pdf Map of Entire District]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140702173528/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/entire_district.pdf Archive]) Walled Lake Consolidated Schools. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> All Novi Community Schools schools, including six elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school, are in the city limits.<ref name=NoviESmap/> The Hickory Woods and Meadowbrook elementary schools from Walled Lake district are in the city limits. Thornton Creek Elementary from Northville schools is in the city limits.<ref name=ESZones/>

All five Novi schools elementary schools-one being Village Oaks- and Novi Middle School serve the Novi Community Schools portion.<ref name=ESZones/> Of the South Lyon portion, Dolsen and Hardy Elementary Schools, and Centennial Middle School serve the portion.<ref name=Dolsen>"[http://www.slcs.us/Land%20Graphics%20Maps/dolsen%20new.pdf Dolsen] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/6C2DNkV2z?url=http://www.slcs.us/Land%20Graphics%20Maps/dolsen%20new.pdf |date=2012-11-09 }}." ([https://www.webcitation.org/6C2DNkV2z?url=http://www.slcs.us/Land%20Graphics%20Maps/dolsen%20new.pdf Archive]) [[South Lyon Community School District]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref><ref name=Hardy>"[http://www.slcs.us/Land%20Graphics%20Maps/hardy%20new.pdf Hardy] {{webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/6C2DdmMUs?url=http://www.slcs.us/Land%20Graphics%20Maps/hardy%20new.pdf |date=2012-11-09 }}." ([https://www.webcitation.org/6C2DdmMUs?url=http://www.slcs.us/Land%20Graphics%20Maps/hardy%20new.pdf Archive]) [[South Lyon Community School District]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> Of the Walled Lake portion, Hickory Woods and Meadowbrook elementaries,<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/hickory.pdf Hickory Woods Elem.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140703003403/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/hickory.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref><ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/meadowbrook.pdf Meadowbrook Elem.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140720023221/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/meadowbrook.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> and James R. Geisler Middle School serve that portion.<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/geisler.pdf James R. Geisler M.S.]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140703001827/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/geisler.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref> Schools serving the Northville section include Amerman, Moraine, and Thornton Creek elementary schools,<ref name=ESZones/> and Hillside Middle School.<ref name=NorthvilleMap>"[http://www.northville.k12.mi.us/sites/northville.k12.mi.us/files/shared/district/entire_district.pdf District Map]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20121114230253/http://www.northville.k12.mi.us/sites/northville.k12.mi.us/files/shared/district/entire_district.pdf Map]) [[Northville Public Schools]]. Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref>

Public high schools serving Novi include:
* [[Novi High School]] (Novi Community Schools) - within the city limits<ref name=NoviESmap/>
* [[Northville High School]] (Northville Schools)<ref name=NorthvilleMap/>
* [[South Lyon East High School]]<ref name=Dolsen/><ref name=Hardy/>
* [[Walled Lake Western High School]] (Walled Lake Schools)<ref>"[http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/western.pdf Western H.S.]"
([https://web.archive.org/web/20140702061827/http://www.wlcsd.org/files/filesystem/western.pdf Archive]) [[Walled Lake Consolidated School District]].
Retrieved on November 8, 2012.</ref>

Private schools include:
*[[Detroit Catholic Central High School]]
*[[Novi Christian Academy]]

The Catholic [[K-8 school]] Our Lady of Victory School in [[Northville, Michigan|Northville]] belongs to the Our Lady of Victory Parish, which designated the two Novi Catholic churches (Holy Family and Saint James) as "collaboration partner parishes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olvnorthville.org/bulletins/20161225.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309042521/https://www.olvnorthville.org/bulletins/20161225.pdf |archive-date=2022-03-09 |url-status=live|title=Bulletin|publisher=Our Lady of Victory Church|date=2016-12-25|page=2}}</ref> St. William Church, which includes sections of Novi in its service area,<ref name=StWilliamarea>{{cite web|url=https://www.stwilliam.com/|title=Home|publisher=St. William Catholic Church|access-date=2020-05-04|quote=Our parish boundaries incorporate [...] parts of [...] Novi.}}</ref> also operates a Catholic K-8 school, St. William Catholic School, in [[Walled Lake, Michigan|Walled Lake]]. The Catholic schools belong to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit]].

===Public libraries===
The Charles and Myrtle Walker Novi Public Library serves Novi. It first opened in 1960 in a former bank building. An addition, installed in 1964, made the library two times its original size. In 1975, the groundbreaking ceremonies for a {{convert|23190|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} new library facility were held, and the library opened in 1976. The project to construct the "Dorothy Flattery Wing", the eastern wing, began in 1988. The wing was dedicated on April 22, 1989. The current facility had its groundbreaking in 2008, opening to the public on June 1, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://novilibrary.org/about-us/history |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=Novi Library}}</ref>

===Miscellaneous education===
The [[Japanese School of Detroit]] (JSD), a [[Hoshū jugyō kō|supplementary Japanese school]], offers Saturday Japanese classes. It moved to Novi from [[Birmingham, Michigan|Birmingham]] in the summer of 2011.<ref name=LittleTokyo/>

The [[Sundai Michigan International Academy]] (駿台ミシガン国際学院 ''Sundai Mishigan Kokusai Gakuin''), affiliated with the Sundai Center for International Education (駿台国際教育センター ''Sundai Kokusai Kyōiku Sentā'', see [[:ja:駿台予備学校|駿台予備学校]]), is located in Novi.<ref>"[https://sundai-osn.jp/?page_id=46 ミシガン国際学院]." Sundai Center for International Education. Retrieved on March 4, 2014.</ref> The school's purpose is to prepare Japanese children who have lived in the United States for a long time for a return to Japan, and to assist newly arrived Japanese children who have no [[English as a second language|fluency of English]].<ref>McNeil, Velvet S. "[http://multimedia.detnews.com/pix/photogalleries/newsgallery/07162008_japaneseschool/index4.htm Japanese-style private school preserves culture]" ([https://www.webcitation.org/6ZXWZ4jRq?url=http://multimedia.detnews.com/pix/photogalleries/newsgallery/07162008_japaneseschool/index4.htm Archive]). ''[[The Detroit News]]''. Retrieved on June 25, 2015.</ref>

==Religion==
The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit]] operates Catholic churches in Novi:
* Holy Family Church - The congregation opened in September 1974. People initially used Orchard Hills School as a worship site. The current name of the parish was established on November 12 of that year, and the permanent building opened on November 5, 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holyfamilynovi.org/15|title=History|publisher=Holy Family Church|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
* Saint James Church - Opened in 1989 and occupied its current facility in fall 1993. The Parish/Family Life Center opened in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stjamesnovi.org/history|title=History|publisher=St. James Church|access-date=2020-05-04}}</ref>
St. William Catholic Church in [[Walled Lake, Michigan|Walled Lake]] includes a portion of Novi in its service area.<ref name=StWilliamarea/>

Sri [[Venkateswara]] Temple and Cultural Center (SVTCC) is an area Hindu temple.<ref name=WarikooHinduTempleNovi/>

==Notable people==
Novi is home to six [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[Detroit Red Wings]].<ref name=redwingsnovi/><ref>[http://www.sportingnews.com/exclusives/20080528/1039285-p.html] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Mike Babcock]], the former coach of the team, called Novi "Little Sweden" due to the concentration of Swedish Red Wings players.<ref>"[http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080530/METRO/805300365/1128/rss16 Wings turn Novi into 'Little Sweden']."{{dead link|date=March 2014}} ''[[The Detroit News]]''. May 30, 2008. ID: det19826955. Retrieved on March 20, 2014. "In Metro Detroit, six of the team’s seven Swedish players live within five miles of each other in Novi, prompting coach Mike Babcock to recently dub the suburb "Little Sweden." The concentration is no accident. It gives the foreign-born players comfort to live near each other where they can speak Swedish and where their wives, girlfriends and kids can socialize during the team's long and frequent road trips."</ref>

* [[Jessica Chobot]] (1977-), on-camera host of ''IGN Strategize'', ''Weekly Wood'', and ''[[Nerdist News]]''
* [[Madison Chock]] (1992-), ice dancer, 2014 Olympian, 2013 and 2014 U.S. silver medalist, and 2009 World Junior Champion
* [[Bryan Dechart]] (1987-), actor and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer
* [[Craig DeRoche]] (1970-), former speaker of the House, State of Michigan<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.michigandaily.com/content/deroche-be-new-gop-house-speaker |title = - The Michigan Daily |access-date = August 25, 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Ericsson]] (1984-), defenseman, [[Detroit Red Wings]]<ref name=redwingsnovi/>
* [[Johan Franzén]] (1979-), center, Detroit Red Wings<ref name=redwingsnovi/>
* [[Dustin Gazley]] - winger, [[Hershey Bears]]
* Dr. [[Sanjay Gupta]] (1969-), chief medical correspondent for [[CNN]], graduate of [[Novi High School]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usnews.com/articles/news/obama/2009/01/09/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-sanjay-gupta.html |title = 10 Things You Didn't Know About Sanjay Gupta |author = Debra Bell |work = U.S. News & World Report }}</ref>
* [[Ernie Harwell]] (1918–2010), [[MLB]] radio announcer<ref>{{cite web |url = http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4777720 |title = Ernie Harwell taking full advantage of opportunity to say his goodbyes - ESPN |work = ESPN.com }}</ref>
* [[Tomas Holmström]] (1973-), winger, Detroit Red Wings<ref name=redwingsnovi/><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.freep.com/article/20090506/SPORTS05/905060382/1313/rss23 |title = Detroit Red Wings - Detroit Free Press - freep.com |work = Detroit Free Press }}</ref>
* [[Robert Bruce (rapper)|Jumpsteady]] (1970-), rapper signed to [[Psychopathic Records]], born Robert Bruce
* [[Niklas Kronwall]] (1981-), defenseman, Detroit Red Wings<ref name=redwingsnovi/>
* [[Matīss Kivlenieks]] (1996-2021), goalie, played for the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]], died from a fireworks accident
* [[Nicklas Lidström]] (1970-), captain, Detroit Red Wings,<ref name=redwingsnovi>{{cite web |url = https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=238461 |title = 404 |work = TSN |access-date = December 12, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140717010056/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=238461 |archive-date = July 17, 2014 |url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://redwings20020.tripod.com/id70.htm |title = Nicklas Lidstrom #5 |work = tripod.com }}</ref><ref>[http://www.cityofnovi.org/government/Mayor/Proclamations.asp#Lidstrom] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213193523/http://www.cityofnovi.org/government/Mayor/Proclamations.asp#Lidstrom|date=February 13, 2009}}</ref> a Novi street is named in his honor<ref>{{cite news |url = http://in.news.yahoo.com/video/detroitwxyz-20910802/lidstrom-honored-by-street-sign-named-after-him-24648208.html |archive-url = https://archive.today/2012.11.30-074451/http://in.news.yahoo.com/video/detroitwxyz-20910802/lidstrom-honored-by-street-sign-named-after-him-24648208.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = November 30, 2012 |title = Lidstrom Honored by Street Sign |publisher = [[WXYZ-TV]] |date = March 28, 2011 |access-date = March 28, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Andreas Lilja]] (1975-), defenseman, [[Philadelphia Flyers]]
* [[Bryan Rust]] (1992-), winger, [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
* [[Emily Samuelson]] (1990-), ice dancer, 2010 Olympian, 2009 U.S. silver medalist, and 2008 World Junior Champion
*[[Paul Whelan (security director)]]
* [[Damien Woody]] (1977-), guard, [[New York Jets]]<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/79044-detroit-lion-sued-former-girlfriend.html |title = MajorWager Forums |work = majorwager.com |access-date = October 4, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110714022834/http://www.majorwager.com/forums/mess-hall/79044-detroit-lion-sued-former-girlfriend.html |archive-date = July 14, 2011 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Sister cities==
*[[Image:Flag of Japan.svg|border|20px]] [[Owani, Japan]]<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20100211080052/http://novilibrary.org/aboutnovi.htm About Novi]." Novi Public Library. February 11, 2010. Retrieved on November 28, 2012.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Michigan|United States}}
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.cityofnovi.org/ City of Novi home page] ([https://archive.today/2013.07.03-232229/http://www.cityofnovi.org/Mobi/Default.asp Mobile])
**{{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.ci.novi.mi.us/|title=City of Novi Home Page (ci.novi.mi.us)}}
*[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=eee1b119eae8784addfac0cfaf2bb1c8;q1=Novi;cite1=Oakland%20County;cite1restrict=title;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=full%20text;idno=bad1028.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000534 On the name Novi] in ''History of Oakland County Michigan a narrative account of its historic progress, its people, its principal interests / compiled from the official records of the county, the newspapers and data of personal interviews, under the editorial supervision of Thaddeus D. Seeley.'' (1912)
*[http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=micounty;cc=micounty;sid=5af8cacf1295834637704a42851abef1;q1=Novi;cite1=Oakland%20County;cite1restrict=title;op2=and;op3=and;rgn=pages;idno=AFK0725.0001.001;view=image;seq=00000346 Founding of Novi] in ''History of Oakland County, Michigan'', Durant, Samuel W. 1877

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Novi
|North = [[Walled Lake, Michigan|Walled Lake]] [[Commerce Township, Michigan|Commerce Township]]
|Northeast = [[West Bloomfield Township, Michigan|West Bloomfield Township]]
|East = [[Farmington Hills, Michigan|Farmington Hills]]
|Southeast = [[Livonia, Michigan|Livonia]]
|South = [[Northville, Michigan|Northville]] [[Northville Township, Michigan|Northville Township]]
|Southwest = [[Salem Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan|Salem Township]]
|West = [[Lyon Township, Oakland County, Michigan|Lyon Township]]
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Ross, Ohio

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Ross, Ohio
|settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname =
|motto = "The kindest place on earth!"


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|map_caption = Location of Ross, Ohio
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|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Ohio]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler]]


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|area_total_km2 = 8.17
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|area_total_sq_mi = 3.15
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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|population_total = 3478
|population_density_km2 = 429.52
|population_density_sq_mi = 1112.60


|timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset = -5
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|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 45061
|area_code = [[Area code 513|513]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 39-68602<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Ross''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Ross Township, Butler County, Ohio|Ross Township]], [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]], [[Ohio]], United States. The population was 3,417 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3968602| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212191826/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3968602| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ross CDP, Ohio| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=February 21, 2014}}</ref> Ross sits along [[U.S. Route 27]] between [[Cincinnati, Ohio]] and [[Oxford, Ohio]]. Ross is part of the [[Cincinnati metropolitan area]].

==History==
[[File:United States Post Office (Ross, Ohio).jpg|left|thumb|US Post Office in Ross]]
The settlement was laid out by Dr. Benjamin Franklin Clark on February 1, 1817, as Venus; the spelling later became corrupted as "Venice".<ref>{{cite book|author=Bert Surene Bartlow|title=Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H283AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA345|year=1905|publisher=B. F. Bowen|page=345}}</ref> Since there was already another post office in the state called Venice,<ref>{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=153|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=137}}</ref> near Lake Erie, this one was renamed in 1834 as Ross.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Butler | title=Butler County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=21 January 2016}}</ref>

==Geography==
Ross is located along the southern border of Butler County at {{coord|39|18|49|N|84|38|42|W|type:city}} (39.313606, -84.644899).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> To the south are the townships of [[Crosby Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Crosby]] and [[Colerain Township, Hamilton County, Ohio|Colerain]] in [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]], including the CDP of [[Dunlap, Ohio|Dunlap]] in Colerain Township.

[[U.S. Route 27]] forms the eastern edge of the CDP, leading south to [[Cincinnati]] and north to [[Oxford, Ohio|Oxford]]. State Routes [[Ohio State Route 126|126]] and [[Ohio State Route 128]] run through the center of Ross as [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton]] Cleves Road. Route 126 splits off to the west toward [[Brookville, Indiana]], while Route 128 continues southwest towards [[Cleves, Ohio|Cleves]]. The [[Great Miami River]] forms the southeastern edge of the CDP.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP of Ross has a total area of {{convert|8.14|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|8.07|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.07|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.85%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 3478
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[File:Venice Cemetery (Ross, Ohio).jpg|left|thumb|Venice Cemetery in Ross]]
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,971 people, 725 households, and 551 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|1,162.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 753 housing units at an average density of {{convert|444.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.97% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.20% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.20% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.17% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.61% of the population.

There were 725 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,429, and the median income for a family was $46,354. Males had a median income of $37,463 versus $26,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $18,701. About 4.1% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

== Economics ==
Ross functions as a [[bedroom community]] northwest of [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], and includes small businesses and family-owned restaurants, serving the local community and travelers along US-27.

==Education==
Ross Local Schools serve the CDP proper and surrounding Ross Township. The buildings are located on three campuses and serve Kindergarten through 12th grade. The athletic teams are known as the Rams and compete in the [[OHSAA Southwest Region athletic conferences|Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC)]].

=== Schools ===
* Morgan Elementary School
* Elda Elementary School
*Ross Intermediate School<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home - Ross Intermediate School|url=https://www.rossrams.com/RIS/home|access-date=2021-11-12|website=www.rossrams.com}}</ref>
* Ross Middle School
* [[Ross High School (Hamilton, Ohio)|Ross High School]]

==References==
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{{Butler County, Ohio}}
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[[Category:Census-designated places in Butler County, Ohio]]
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