Novi Facts

• Community Statistical Profiles
  • City of Novi web site Demographic, construction, employment, and land use data.
  • Southeast Michigan Council of Governments web site Select Novi from the list box of Geographic Areas at the bottom of the page. Demographic, construction, employment, transportation, and land use data. Includes forecast data to 2030.
• Incorporated: 1969
• Size: 31 square miles
• Elevation: 909 feet above sea level
• Geographic Coordinates: 42°48'N 83°49'W
• Sister City: Owani, Japan
• Utility Companies serving Novi:
  • Bright House Networks: Cable TV
  • Consumers Energy: Gas
  • DTE Energy: Electricity

Novi History

• City of Novi Web Site "History" Page
• Novi Mayors, 1971-
• Library Resources: The Novi Public Library contains many sources of information about the history of Novi and the surrounding area.
  • Bound copies of the Novi News: May-Dec 1955, 1956-1958, 1960-1969, 1971-1972, 1980-1989
  • No. VI on the Trail: A History of Novi, Michigan by Barbara G. Louie
  • Novi (a pictorial history of Novi) by Barbara G. Louie
  • Original tax assessment books for Novi: Various years, 1844-1870
  • Plat maps of Novi: Various years, undated
  • Plat books of Oakland County: 1857, 1975, 1988, 1990
  • Vertical files containing copies of articles about Novi from the Novi News and other sources
  • Michigan History magazine: 1941 -
  • Many books in our circulating, reference, and local history collections