Grosse Pointe Shores

There are a few homes in Grosse Pointe Shores for the few that want the features that only the Shores has.

The Shores is strictly a Residential City and is the smallest of all the Pointe's. Your very own private park without the hords of people and a private marina that adjoins the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club. City services include plowing of sidewalks and streets (you would be surprised how many times during a snow fall). Grosse Pointe Shores also provides rear-yard pickup of household waste.. Also, the Police and Fire Department are there in moments, when you need them.  Thats why I live here.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 19.2 square miles (49.8 km²). 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 46.9 km² (18.1 mi²) of it (94.02%) is water (part of Lake St. Clair).

Demographics

As of the census ^[1] of 2000, there were 2,823 people, 1,058 households, and 859 families residing in the village. The population density was 2,470.6 per square mile (956.1/km²). There were 1,096 housing units at an average density of 959.2/sq mi (371.2/km²). 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.

Famous residents

Many wealthy celebrities, athletes, and business moguls make their residency in Grosse Pointe Shores. Some examples are Steve Yzerman, Ralph Wilson, Art Van Elslander, Dr. Michael Sullivan, and an extensive amount of the Ford family (the Edsel Ford estate is located in the Shores).

Grosse Pointe Shores is a village community 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. The village encompasses 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, which is entirely residential, is the location of the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Lake St. Clair.