Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
City of Grosse Pointe Woods
Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center
Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center
Official seal of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Motto: 
Urbis Magna Pulchritudine
Location within Wayne County
Location within Wayne County
Grosse Pointe Woods is located in Michigan
Grosse Pointe Woods
Grosse Pointe Woods
Location within the state of Michigan
Grosse Pointe Woods is located in the United States
Grosse Pointe Woods
Grosse Pointe Woods
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°26′09″N 82°53′54″W / 42.43583°N 82.89833°W / 42.43583; -82.89833
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Incorporated1927 (village)
1950 (city)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorArthur Bryant
 • AdministratorFrank Schulte
 • ClerkPaul Antolin
Area
 • City
3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2)
 • Land3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
16,487
 • Density5,087.01/sq mi (1,964.18/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code(s)
48236
Area code313
FIPS code26-35580[2]
GNIS feature ID0627468[3]
Websitewww.gpwmi.us

Grosse Pointe Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 16,135 at the 2010 census.[4]

The city is a northeastern suburb of Metro Detroit and shares a small southern border with the city of Detroit. It is part of the Grosse Pointe collection of cities and the only one without a waterfront on Lake St. Clair.

  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 Woods, Michigan
  4. ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Grosse Pointe Woods city, Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 7, 2011.