Welcome to Grosse Pointe Park ...

The city of Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Grosse Pointe Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grosse Pointe Park, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

A typical abbreviation for Grosse Pointe Park: Grosse Pte. Park

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Grosse Pointe Park has a population of 11,056 people<3> (see below for details).

Grosse Pointe Park is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Grosse Pointe Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Grosse Pointe Park ...

Official Website: www.cityofgrossepointepark.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Grosse Pointe Park had an population of 11,056 people. This is a decrease of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.15% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grosse Pointe Park had a population of 11,555 people. This makes Grosse Pointe Park the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Grosse Pointe Park represents 0.12% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 79th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 11,555 people, the population of Grosse Pointe Park decreased 7.14% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 12,443 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Grosse Pointe Park.

Communities near Grosse Pointe Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grosse Pointe Park.

• Detroit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <5>
• Windsor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Warren
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Sterling Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Heights
  • Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling Heights <5>
• Dearborn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <5>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Southfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <5>
• Royal Oak
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <5>
• Saint Clair Shores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Shores
  • Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair Shores <5>
• Dearborn Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grosse Pointe Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grosse Pointe Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grosse Pointe Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grosse Pointe Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grosse Pointe Park. See our Newspapers Page for Grosse Pointe Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grosse Pointe Park ...

Looking for more information about Grosse Pointe Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Grosse Pointe Park.

Adding Grosse Pointe Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grosse Pointe Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Grosse Pointe Park was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grosse Pointe Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grosse Pointe Park: www.cityofgrossepointepark.com/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/