Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
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 10,894 at the 2000 census. It is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.
 Location in Wayne County and the U.S. state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°7′48″N 83°9′37″W / 42.13000°N 83.16028°WCoordinates: 42°7′48″N 83°9′37″W / 42.13000°N 83.16028°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Michigan |
| County |  Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Mr. Brian Loftus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi) |
| • Land | 24.9 km2 (9.6 sq mi) |
| • Water | 22.6 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 181 m (594 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,371 |
| • Density | 417.1/km2 (1,080.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 48138 |
| FIPS code | 26-35420[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626407[2] |
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
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grosse Ile Township, Michigan