Ovid is a city in Clinton and Shiawassee counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly all of the city is located within Ovid Township in Clinton County. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census.The city is on M-21, about 9 miles east of St. Johns and about 10 miles west of Owosso.In November 2015 Voters approved a charter to alter the municipality from a village to a city.