Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
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This article is about the incorporated village of Grosse Pointe Shores. For the adjacent area, see Grosse Pointe.
Grosse Pointe Shores is a village located in the U.S. state of Michigan. With only 1.1 mi² (3.0 km²) land area, the village is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. However, the village entirely comprises the area of two small townships. Most of the village lies within Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne County. A tiny portion of the village lies within Lake Township in Macomb County. The village is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake St. Clair.
The population was 2,823 at the 2000 census. It is also has the 79th highest income for a city with over 1,000 citizens in the country. It has the 3rd highest income in the state of Michigan.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 49.8 km² (19.2 mi²). 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 46.9 km² (18.1 mi²) of it is water (part of Lake St. Clair). The total area is 94.02% water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,823 people, 1,058 households, and 859 families residing in the village. The population density was 956.1/km² (2,470.6/mi²). There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of 371.2/km² (959.2/mi²). 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 $69,639. 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.
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| Cities, Townships, and Villages of Wayne County, Michigan (County Seat: Detroit) |
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| Cities Population over 75,000 | Dearborn • Detroit• Livonia • Westland |
| Cities Population 25,000 – 75,000 | Allen Park • Dearborn Heights • Garden City • Inkster • Lincoln Park • Romulus • Southgate • Taylor • Wyandotte |
| Cities Population under 25,000 | Belleville • Ecorse • Flat Rock • Gibraltar • Grosse Pointe • Grosse Pointe Farms • Grosse Pointe Park • Grosse Pointe Woods • Hamtramck • Harper Woods • Highland Park • Melvindale • Northville • Plymouth • River Rouge • Riverview • Rockwood • Trenton • Wayne • Woodhaven |
| Townships Population over 25,000 | Canton Township • Plymouth Township • Redford Township |
| Townships Population under 25,000 | Brownstown Township • Grosse Ile Township • Grosse Pointe Township • Huron Township • Northville Township • Sumpter Township • Van Buren Township |
| Villages | Grosse Pointe Shores |
| Other neighborhoods and communities | Downriver |
