Livonia is a city in the northwest part of
Wayne County in the U.S. state of
Michigan. Livonia is a large suburb with an array of traditional neighborhoods (most of which were built in the 1950s and 1960s) connected to the metropolitan area by
freeways. The population was 96,942 at the
2010 census, making it Michigan's ninth largest municipality. The municipality is a part of
Metro Detroit, and is located approximately northwest of downtown
Detroit, and less than two miles (3 km) from the western city limits of Detroit (
Redford Township lies between the two).