Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Grosse Pointe, Michigan
City of Grosse Pointe
Aerial image of Grosse Pointe
Aerial image of Grosse Pointe
Official seal of Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Location of Grosse Pointe in Wayne County
Location of Grosse Pointe in Wayne County
Grosse Pointe is located in Michigan
Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe
Location within the State of Michigan
Grosse Pointe is located in the United States
Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°23′00″N 82°55′00″W / 42.38333°N 82.91667°W / 42.38333; -82.91667
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Incorporated1880 (village)
1934 (city)
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorSheila Tomkowiak (I)
 • ManagerJoseph A. Valentine
 • ClerkChristopher Hardenbrook
Area
 • City2.25 sq mi (5.84 km2)
 • Land1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2)
 • Water1.19 sq mi (3.09 km2)
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City5,678
 • Density5,346.52/sq mi (2,064.33/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
48230, 48236
Area code313
FIPS code26-35480[2]
GNIS feature ID0627461[3]
Websitegrossepointecity.org
Grosse Pointe City Hall
Grosse Pointe Police Department and Courthouse

Grosse Pointe is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 5,678.

Grosse Pointe is an eastern suburb of Metro Detroit along Lake St. Clair. It is located along East Jefferson Avenue and shares a small northwestern border with the city of Detroit. It is one of five cities within the Grosse Pointe area. Grosse Pointe was originally incorporated as a village in 1880 and then as a city in 1934.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grosse Pointe, Michigan