Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan

Grosse Pointe Shores (officially Village of Grosse Pointe Shores) is a city in Wayne and Macomb counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 2,647 at the 2020 census, down from 3,008 in 2010.

Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan
City
Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Grosse Pointe Shores City Hall
Location within Macomb County (top) and Wayne County (bottom)
Grosse Pointe Shores
Grosse Pointe Shores
Coordinates: 42°26′19″N 82°52′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountiesMacomb and Wayne
Incorporated1911 (village)
2009 (city)
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  MayorThaddeus Kedzierski
  ManagerStephen Poloni
  ClerkBruce Nichols
Area
  City19.08 sq mi (49.41 km2)
  Land1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
  Water17.96 sq mi (46.53 km2)
Elevation
581 ft (177 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City2,647
  Density2,378.26/sq mi (917.87/km2)
  Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
48236
Area code313
FIPS code26-82453
GNIS feature ID2398212
Websitewww.gpshoresmi.gov

Grosse Pointe Shores was incorporated as a village in 1911 and was part of Grosse Pointe Township in Wayne County and Lake Township in Macomb County. Both townships became defunct with the village incorporated as a city in 2009. It is a northeastern suburb of Metro Detroit and is the northernmost city included into the Grosse Pointe area. Located along the shores of Lake St. Clair, the city is well known as the location of the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House and the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club.

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