Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
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 Location within Wayne County | |
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| Coordinates: 42°07′48″N 83°09′37″W / 42.13000°N 83.16028°WCoordinates: 42°07′48″N 83°09′37″W / 42.13000°N 83.16028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Wayne |
| Settled | 1776 |
| Organized | 1914 |
| 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 | |
| • 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) |
| FIPS code | 26-35420[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626407[4] |
| Website | Official website |
Grosse Ile Township is a town in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The township is coterminous with the island in the Detroit River called Grosse Ile. The name comes from French, meaning "Big Island". The population was 10,788 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.
Grosse Ile Township, Michigan Media
Grosse Ile Toll Bridge photographed by Greg Karmazin on July 24, 2006 from the Riverview Boat launch.
A section of Grosse Ile waterfront
Aerial view of the U.S. Naval Air Station Grosse Isle, Michigan (USA), in the 1940s. Naval Air Station Glynco was an operational naval air station from 1927 to 1969.
Grosse Ile, MI township hall
References
- ↑ 2020 U.S. Gazetteer FilesUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 QuickFacts: Grosse Ile township, Wayne County, Michigan. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ↑ U.S. Census websiteUnited States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |