▁of ▁North ville ▁developed ▁within ▁the ▁borders ▁of ▁P ly mouth ▁Township ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁North ville ▁Township ▁itself ▁did ▁not ▁exist ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁local ▁residents , ▁alleg edly ▁feeling ▁slight ed ▁by ▁P ly mouth ▁Township ▁officials ▁being ▁more ▁focused ▁on ▁P ly mouth ▁Village , ▁decided ▁to ▁split ▁off ▁into ▁a ▁separate ▁town ship . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁the ▁former ▁P ly mouth ▁" Super T own ship " ▁( which ▁formerly ▁included ▁all ▁of ▁C anton , ▁P ly mouth , ▁and ▁North ville ▁Town ships ) ▁became ▁split ▁into ▁P ly mouth ▁Township ▁and ▁North ville ▁Township . ▁▁▁ ▁North ville ▁Township ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁char ter ▁town ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Z IP ▁code ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁rapid ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁town ship , ▁a ▁new ▁ 4 8 1 6 8 ▁Z IP ▁code ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁those ▁living ▁south ▁of ▁Seven ▁M ile ▁Road . ▁Those ▁living ▁on ▁or ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁those ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁North ville ) ▁kept ▁the ▁ 4 8 1 6 7 ▁zip ▁code , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁any ▁residents ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 8 1 7 0 ▁Z IP ▁code ▁( P ly mouth ). ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁budget ▁crisis ▁and ▁proposed ▁public ▁safety ▁lay offs ▁In ▁late ▁September ▁