Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
Grosse Ile Township is a civil township of Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 10,777 at the 2020 census.
Grosse Ile Township, Michigan | |
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Aerial view of Grosse Ile Township looking north | |
Location within Wayne County | |
Grosse Ile Location within the state of Michigan Grosse Ile Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 42°07′48″N 83°09′37″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Settled | 1776 |
| Organized | 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Brian Loftus |
| • Clerk | Ute O'Connor |
| Area | |
| • Civil township | 18.67 sq mi (48.36 km2) |
| • Land | 9.20 sq mi (23.83 km2) |
| • Water | 9.47 sq mi (24.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Civil township | 10,788 |
| • Density | 1,127.3/sq mi (435.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,285,832 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48138 (Grosse Ile) 48192 (Wyandotte) |
| Area code | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-35420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626407 |
| Website | grosseile |
The township encompasses several islands in the Detroit River, of which the largest is named as Grosse Ile. Named by French explorers in 1679, Grosse Île means "Big Island". Later taken under British rule after 1763, the island was not settled by European Americans until after the United States achieved independence in the American Revolutionary War. Grosse Ile Township was organized in 1914 after it split away from Monguagon Township.
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