Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
Grosse Ile Township, Michigan | |
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| Aerial view of Grosse Ile Township looking north Aerial view of Grosse Ile Township looking north | |
| Location within Wayne County Location within Wayne County | |
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| Country | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| State | File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan |
| County | File:Flag of Wayne County, Michigan.svg 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) |
| Area code | 734 |
| 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.
References[change]
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United 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 website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
