Grosse Pointe Township was a

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of Wayne County in the

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. Originally including all of the

Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe refers to an affluent coastal area next to Detroit, Michigan, United States, that comprises five adjacent individual cities. From southwest to northeast, they are: * Grosse Pointe Park * Grosse Pointe * Grosse Pointe Farms * Grosse ...

communities, and the northeastern portion of the

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, in its later years, it was reduced to the portion of the village of

Grosse Pointe Shores Grosse Pointe Shores is a city in Macomb and Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,008 at the 2010 census. Grosse Pointe Shores was incorporated as a village in 1911 and was part of Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne ...

that was in Wayne County. The township was created in 1848 with the division of Hamtramck Township. On February 24, 2009, the residents of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city ending the existence of the township.

Communities

*Fairview was an incorporated village within the southwest corner of township on the

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. Originally conceived in 1896 by the Fairview Land Company on 900 acres of marshland, and formally incorporated as a village in 1903, its boundaries were Bewick to the west, Mack to the north, Cadieux to the east, and the Detroit River to the south. The village was short-lived; the city of Detroit incorporated the part of village from its western border to Alter Road in 1907, and the remainder was incorporated as the village of Grosse Pointe Park in the same year.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (94.73%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,743 people, 1,018 households, and 834 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,054 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.95%

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, 0.58%

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, 0.18% Native American, 3.97% Asian, 0.44% from

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, and 0.87% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.79% of the population. There were 1,018 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.6% were

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living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.02. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 16.8% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $114,863, and the median income for a family was $141,319. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $58,750 for females. The

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for the township was $69,731. About 2.7% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the

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, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.

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{{Metro Detroit Defunct townships in Michigan Former townships in Wayne County, Michigan 1848 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1848 2009 disestablishments in Michigan Populated places disestablished in 2009