Welcome to Saint Clair Shores ...

The city of Saint Clair Shores is located in Macomb County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Clair Shores, 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 Saint Clair Shores: St. Clair Shrs.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Saint Clair Shores has a population of 58,871 people<2> (see below for details).

Saint Clair Shores is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Saint Clair Shores lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Saint Clair Shores is located in the (586) area code.

The ZIP codes for Saint Clair Shores: 48080-48082<4>

Websites for Saint Clair Shores ...

Official Website: www.stclairshores.net/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Saint Clair Shores had an population of 58,871 people. This is a decrease of 1.41% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saint Clair Shores had a population of 59,715 people (or 7.1% of the total population of Macomb County). This makes Saint Clair Shores the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Saint Clair Shores represents 0.6% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 59,715 people, the population of Saint Clair Shores decreased 5.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 63,096 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Saint Clair Shores.

Communities Also Named Saint Clair Shores ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Saint Clair Shores - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Clair Shores.

Communities near Saint Clair Shores ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Saint Clair Shores.

• Detroit
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Warren
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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>
• Rochester Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
  • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <5>
• Southfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Madison Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Heights
  • Madison Heights is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison 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 Saint Clair Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Clair Shores.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Saint Clair Shores. 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 Saint Clair Shores.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Clair Shores. See our Newspapers Page for Saint Clair Shores.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Clair Shores ...

Looking for more information about Saint Clair Shores? 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 Saint Clair Shores, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Saint Clair Shores.

Adding Saint Clair Shores to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint Clair Shores 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 Saint Clair Shores was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Clair Shores.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Clair Shores: www.stclairshores.net/

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

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