Grosse Pointe Township
| Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan | |
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| Former Civil township | |
 Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan
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| Coordinates: 42°26′7″N 82°52′50″W / 42.43528°N 82.88056°WCoordinates: 42°26′7″N 82°52′50″W / 42.43528°N 82.88056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
| • Water | 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,743 |
| • Density | 2,781.3/sq mi (1,073.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 48230, 48236 |
| Area code(s) | 313 |
| FIPS code | 26-35500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626409 |
Grosse Pointe Township was a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally including all of the Grosse Pointe communities, and the northeastern portion of the City of Detroit, in its later years, it was reduced to the portion of the village of Grosse Pointe Shores that was in Wayne County.
The township was created in 1848 with the division of Hamtramck Township. On February 24, 2009, the residents of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city ending the existence of the township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.6 square miles (48 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is land and 17.6 square miles (46 km2) of it (94.73%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,743 people, 1,018 households, and 834 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,781.3 per square mile (1,069.8/km²). There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of 1,068.7/sq mi (411.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.95% White, 0.58% African American, 0.18% Native American, 3.97% Asian, 0.44% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population.
There were 1,018 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.02.
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