Ovid is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Nearly all of the city is located within Clinton County with only a very small portion extending east into Shiawassee County. The population was 1,603 at the 2010 census. The city is located along M-21, about 9 miles east of St. Johns and about 10 miles west of Owosso. Ovid incorporated as a village in 1867 and as a city in 2015.