Grosse Pointe

Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe
Metro Detroit
	Cities that are included as part of the Grosse Pointe area within Wayne County (bottom) and Macomb County (top)
	Location within the state of Michigan
	Coordinates: 42°23′48″N 82°54′23″W / 42.39667°N 82.90639°W
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Macomb and Wayne
Cities	Grosse Pointe; Grosse Pointe Farms; Grosse Pointe Park; Grosse Pointe Shores; Grosse Pointe Woods
Area
• Total	40.78 sq mi (105.6 km2)
• Land	10.38 sq mi (26.9 km2)
• Water	30.40 sq mi (78.7 km2)
Population (2010)
• Total	45,598
• Density	4,392.9/sq mi (1,696.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code(s)	48230, 48236
Area code	313

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St. Paul Catholic Church at 157 Lake Shore in Grosse Pointe Farms. The current French Gothic Revival structure was constructed in 1899 and designed by Harry J. Rill.

Grosse Pointe (commonly known as the Pointes) is a group of five adjacent suburbs in the Detroit metropolitan area on the shore of Lake St. Clair, immediately east of the city of Detroit. It includes the cities of Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Shores, and Grosse Pointe Woods.

The terms "Grosse Pointe" or "the Pointes" are ordinarily used to refer to the group of five communities, which have a total population of about 46,000. The Grosse Pointes altogether are 10.4 square miles, bordered by Detroit on the south and west, Lake St. Clair on the east and south, Harper Woods (in Wayne County) on the west of some portions, and St. Clair Shores on the north. The cities are in eastern Wayne County, except for a very small section in Macomb County. The Pointes begin six miles (9.7 km) northeast of downtown Detroit and extend several miles northeastward, in a narrow swath of land, to the edge of Wayne County. The name "Grosse Pointe" alludes to the size of the area, and its projection into Lake St. Clair.

Grosse Pointe is a suburban area in Metro Detroit, sharing a border with northeast Detroit's historic neighborhoods. Grosse Pointe has many famous historic estates along with remodeled homes and newer construction. Downtown Grosse Pointe, along Kercheval Avenue from Neff to Cadieux, nicknamed "The Village," serves as a central business district for all five of the Grosse Pointes, although each of them (except Grosse Pointe Shores) has several blocks of retail. Downtown Detroit is just over seven miles (11 km) west of this downtown area, accessed by Jefferson Avenue, or several other cross-streets.

The north–south area along Lake St. Clair generally coincides with the boundaries of the two public high schools. The southern areas (basically south and west of Moross Road) feature retail districts.