Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Grosse Pointe is a city in Wayne County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 5,670 at the
2000 census.
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Grosse Pointe is a city in Wayne County in the
U.S. state of
Michigan. The population was 5,670 at the
2000 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.9 kmē . 2.8 kmē of it is land and 3.1 kmē of it is water . The total area is 53.07% water.
Demographics
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 5,670 people, 2,388 households, and 1,559 families residing in the city. The
population density was 2,046.0/kmē . There were 2,504 housing units at an average density of 903.6/kmē . The racial makeup of the city was 97.18%
White, 0.79%
African American, 0.07% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from
other races, and 0.60% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.46% of the population.
There were 2,388 households out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.4% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $81,111, and the median income for a family was $101,889. Males had a median income of $79,637 versus $44,167 for females. The per capita income for the city was $53,942. About 2.2% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
References to Grosse Pointe
- There was a Grosse Pointe television series. Running on the WB from September 2000 to February 2001, this comedy took a satirical look at the action behind the scenes of a teen prime-time soap. It starred Darren Star of Beverly Hills 90210 was a popular primetime [i] television soap opera [i] that aired from October 1 ...
, Melrose Place is an American [i] television series [i] that ran between 1992 [i] and 1999 [i] ...
, and Sex and the City was a popular American [i] cable television [i] program based on the ...
fame. - In an episode of The Simpsons, Homer yells to a group of elk, "Go back to Grosse Pointe!"
- In another episode of The Simpsons, it is believed that Homer's brother Herb lives on Lakeshore in Grosse Pointe.
- The book The Virgin Suicides took place in Grosse Pointe. So did a movie with the same name, although the city was never mentioned in the movie.
- In the book The Godfather is a 1972 film [i] adaptation of the novel [i] of the same name, written...
, Grosse Pointe and Lakeshore are both mentioned numerous times. - Maggie O'Connell of the '90's hit TV show Northern Exposure was a quirky, surreal [i], character-driven American [i] ...
is originally from Grosse Pointe.
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