Livonia Township, formerly a part of Elk River, was established in 1866, making it 140 years old this year. Originally, there were three areas of settlement. Lake Fremont and the southeastern area called the Spencer Settlement, were first settled in the mid-1850's. Later, in the 1870's farmers began moving into the Meadowvale area.

The origin of the name of Livonia is unknown though one source attributes it to the wife of Benjamin Spencer, who settled that area. Zimmerman, the second name for Lake Fremont, was the name of the farmer, Moses Zimmerman, who sold the land to the Great Northern Rail Road for the rail lines.

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