Summary for Grosse Pointe Woods

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Located in: Wayne County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Grosse Pte. Woods

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

Elevation: 580 feet [176.78 m] above sea level<1>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	15,341 (4.92% decrease since 2010)
2010:	16,135 (5.53% decrease since 2000)
2000:	17,080

Total Area:<3> 3.25 sq. miles [8.4 km²]

Housing Units:<4> 6,819

Official Website: www.gpwmi.us/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

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

Lat: 42.443600° (or 42°26'36" N)

Lon: -82.906900° (or -82°54'24" W)

USGS Topo Map: Grosse Pointe<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Grosse Pointe Woods

GNIS ID: 1626412

FIPS State / Place Code: 26 / 35580

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

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: www.waynecounty.com/

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 Woods)

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 Woods)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Grosse Pointe Woods: www.gpwmi.us/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grosse Pointe Woods - 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 Woods. 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 Woods, 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 Woods.