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Summary for Grosse Pointe Shores

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Located in: Primarily Wayne County (see below). A portion of Grosse Pointe Shores extends into Macomb County.

Typical Abbreviation: Grosse Pte. Shrs.

Time Zone: Grosse Pointe Shores lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: 570 feet [173.74 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Grosse Pointe Shores)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	2,531 (15.86% decrease since 2010)
2010:	3,008 (6.55% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,823

Total Area:<3> 19.23 sq. miles [49.8 km²] - of which 94% is water (18.08 sq. miles [46.8 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 1,350

Official Website: www.grossepointeshores.org/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Grosse Pointe Shores:

Lat: 42.435500° (or 42°26'7" N)

Lon: -82.876400° (or -82°52'35" W)

USGS Topo Map: Grosse Pointe OE E<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grosse Pointe Shores

GNIS ID: 2398212

FIPS State / Place Code: 26 / 35560

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Grosse Pointe Shores)

About Wayne County

The city of Detroit is the County Seat for Wayne County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Wayne)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,749,343 (3.62% decrease since 2010)
2010	1,815,081 (11.94% decrease since 2000)
2000:	2,061,162

Total Area: 672 sq. miles [1,742.2 km²] - of which 9.01% is water (60.6 sq. miles [156.9 km²])

Housing Units: 821,693

Official Website: https://www.waynecountymi.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Wayne

GNIS ID: 1623022

FIPS State / County Code: 26 / 163

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Grosse Pointe Shores)

About Michigan

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	9,984,795 (1.02% increase since 2010)
2010:	9,883,640 (0.55% decrease since 2000)
2000:	9,938,444

Websites for State of Michigan

Official Website: https://www.michigan.gov/

Tourism: https://www.michigan.org/

Parks: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/

Fishing: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/fishing

Hunting: https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/things-to-do/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Michigan

GNIS ID: 1779789

FIPS State: 26

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Grosse Pointe Shores)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grosse Pointe Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Grosse Pointe Shores. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Grosse Pointe Shores, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Grosse Pointe Shores.