Wixom, Michigan

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Wixom is a Detroit-based suburb situated in southwestern Oakland County. This area was first settled in 1831 by 3 men: Lewis Norton, Alonzo Sibley, and Abijah Wixom. It was originally called Sibley’s corners. In 1871, the area was officially platted by Willard Wixom, Abijah’s son. It incorporated as a village in 1957 and into a city a year later.

Today, Wixom has become a major suburban area as well as a site for manufacturing, including the large Ford production plant which can be seen from I-96 to the north. Its modern city hall complex includes a community center, library and playground.