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Novi was organized as a township in 1832 on land taken from Farmington Township. The name was offered by a resident, Dr. J. C. Emery, at his wife's suggestion, as residents wanted something shorter than Farmington. Accounts of the name differ. A local story says it came from the sixth tollgate, No. VI, on the Grand River Road, but the toll road was not built until the 1850s. Others say it was the sixth stagecoach stop from Detroit or stop six on the railroad, though the Holly, Wayne and Monroe Railway did not come through until 1870 and 1871, nearly 40 years after the township was named.

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Voters approved incorporating the village of Novi as a city by 694 to 283 on May 20, 1968, after several earlier attempts had failed, and the city charter, approved on February 18, 1969, took effect on February 24, 1969. The city grew quickly in the late 20th century as waves of white flight from Detroit and older suburbs spread development across the region. The historic Township Hall, originally on Novi Road south of Grand River Avenue, has been moved twice to preserve it. Sources Wikipedia: Novi, Michigan