This article is about the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe Shores. For the adjacent area, see
Grosse Pointe.
Grosse Pointe Shores is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. With only 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) land area, the city is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. The city, which is entirely residential, is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake Saint Clair. The city's population was 3,008 at the 2010 census.[3] It has the 79th highest income for a municipality with over 1,000 citizens in the country and the third highest income in the state of Michigan.
Grosse Pointe Shores was incorporated as a village in 1911. On February 24, 2009, the residents of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city with the name "Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, A Michigan City," which took place on April 1.[4][5][6] Prior to incorporation as a city, the village encompassed the entire area of two small townships. Most of the former village was within Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne County. A tiny portion of the village was within Lake Township in Macomb County.
[edit] History
Grosse Pointe Shores became a city in 2009. In 2011 the city government stated that it is considering trying to move all of the city into Macomb County since Macomb County has lower taxes than Wayne County.[7]
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 square miles (50 km2), but only 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) of it is land. The remainder, 18.1 square miles (47 km2), or 94.02% of the city's area, is water (part of Lake St. Clair).
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
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%± |
| 1930 |
621 |
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| 1940 |
801 |
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29.0% |
| 1950 |
1,032 |
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28.8% |
| 1960 |
2,301 |
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123.0% |
| 1970 |
3,042 |
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32.2% |
| 1980 |
3,122 |
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2.6% |
| 1990 |
2,955 |
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−5.3% |
| 2000 |
2,823 |
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−4.5% |
| 2010 |
3,008 |
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6.6% |
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 2,823 people, 1,058 households, and 859 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,470.6 per square mile (956.1/km²). There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of 959.2 per square mile (371.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 93.80% White, 0.60% African American, 0.25% Native American, 4.07% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.
There were 1,058 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were married couples living together, 4.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.8% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the village the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 16.7% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $113,882, and the median income for a family was $139,680. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $59,375 for females. The per capita income for the village was $97,639. About 2.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Notable residents
Many wealthy celebrities, athletes, and business moguls make their residency in Grosse Pointe Shores, including:
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Village of Grosse Pointe Shores city, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
- ^ Detroit News, February 25, 2009
- ^ Al, Tanveer (May 7, 2008). "Grosse Pointe Shores voters embrace cityhood". The Detroit News (detnews.com).
- ^ Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
- ^ Williams, Candice. "Grosse Pointe Shores eyes Macomb move." The Detroit News. September 12, 2011. Retrieved on September 18, 2011.
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