Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan
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This article is about Grosse Pointe Township. For the adjacent area, see Grosse Pointe.
Grosse Pointe Township was a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Originally including all of the Grosse Pointe communities, and the northeastern portion of the City of Detroit, in its later years, it was reduced to the portion of the village of Grosse Pointe Shores that was in Wayne County.
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Grosse Pointe Township, Michigan | |
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Former civil township | |
Coordinates: 42°26′7″N 82°52′50″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Michigan |
County | Wayne |
Established | 1849 |
Disestablished | 2009 |
Area | |
• Total | 18.6 sq mi (48.2 km2) |
• Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
• Water | 17.6 sq mi (45.6 km2) |
Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 2,743 |
• Density | 2,781.3/sq mi (1,073.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 48230, 48236 |
Area code | 313 |
FIPS code | 26-35500[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 1626409[2] |
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The township was created in 1848 with the division of Hamtramck Township.[3] On February 24, 2009, the residents of Grosse Pointe Shores voted to incorporate as a city ending the existence of the township.[4][5][6]