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Grosse Pointe Shores

Grosse Pointe Shores
City
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, A Michigan City
Grosse Pointe Yacht Club
Official seal of Grosse Pointe Shores
Seal
Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan
Location in Wayne County and the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°26′19″N 82°52′15″W / 42.43861°N 82.87083°W / 42.43861; -82.87083Coordinates: 42°26′19″N 82°52′15″W / 42.43861°N 82.87083°W / 42.43861; -82.87083
Country United States
State Michigan
Counties Wayne, Macomb
Government
 • Mayor Thaddeus J. Kedzierski
Area
 • Total 19.23 sq mi (49.81 km2)
 • Land 1.15 sq mi (2.98 km2)
 • Water 18.08 sq mi (46.83 km2)
Elevation 581 ft (177 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,008
 • Estimate (2016) 2,918
 • Density 160/sq mi (60/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 48230, 48236
Area code(s) 313
FIPS code 26-82453
GNIS feature ID 2398212
Website gpshoresmi.gov

Grosse Pointe Shores is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city, which is entirely residential, is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake Saint Clair. The city's population was 3,008 at the 2010 census. It has the 70th highest income for a municipality with over 1,000 citizens in the country and the second highest income in the state of Michigan.

On February 24, 2009, the residents of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city with the name "Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, A Michigan City," which took place on April 1. Prior to incorporation as a city, the village encompassed the entire area of two small townships. Most of the former village was within Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne County. A tiny portion of the village was within Lake Township in Macomb County.

Grosse Pointe Shores was incorporated as a village in 1911. The village incorporated as a city in 2009. In 2011, the city government stated that it is considering trying to move all of the city into Macomb County, since Macomb County has lower taxes than Wayne County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.23 square miles (49.81 km2), of which 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2) is land and 18.08 square miles (46.83 km2) is water, (part of Lake St. Clair).

As of the census of 2010, there were 3,008 people, 1,201 households, and 911 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,615.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,009.9/km2). There were 1,350 housing units at an average density of 1,173.9 per square mile (453.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 92.8% White, 1.9% African American, 0.3% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.


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