Editing Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan

{{About|the incorporated city of Grosse Pointe Farms|the adjacent area|Grosse Pointe}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan
| official_name      = City of Grosse Pointe Farms
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
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| map_caption        = Location within [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]]
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| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne]]
| government_type    = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–council]]
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Louis Theros (R)
| leader_title1      = [[City manager|Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Shane Reeside
| leader_title2      = [[Municipal clerk|Clerk]]
| leader_name2       = Derrick Kozicki
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1893 (village)<br />1949 (city)
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2     = 31.92
| area_total_sq_mi   = 12.33
| area_land_km2      = 7.08
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.73
| area_water_km2     = 24.84
| area_water_sq_mi   = 9.59
| elevation_ft       = 607
| elevation_m        = 185
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 
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| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 10148
| population_metro   = 4285832 ([[Metro Detroit]])
| population_density_km2 = 1433.79
| population_density_sq_mi = 3713.14
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|24|18|N|82|54|03|W|region:US-MI|display=inline,title}}
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code|ZIP Code(s)]]
| postal_code        = 48230, 48236
| area_code          = [[Area code 313|313]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 26-35520<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0627463<ref>{{gnis|0627463}}</ref>
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| website            = {{URL|https://www.grossepointefarms.org/}}
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'''Grosse Pointe Farms''' is a city in [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] in the U.S. state of [[Michigan]]. The population was 10,148 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

As part of the [[Grosse Pointe]] collection of cities, it is a northeastern city of [[Metro Detroit]] and shares a small western border with the city of [[Detroit]].  Grosse Pointe Farms was originally incorporated as a village in 1893 and again as a city in 1949.

== History ==
The area that would become Grosse Pointe Farms was originally incorporated as the Village of [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan|Grosse Pointe]] in 1879.  By 1889, the village extended from land just above Provencal Road in the northeast to Cadieux Road in the west.  In 1893, the portion of the village east of Fisher Road broke off and incorporated as the Village of Grosse Pointe Farms after a dispute over the location of a tavern.<ref name=GPHS>{{cite web|title=History of Grosse Pointe|url=http://www.gphistorical.org/league02.html|website=gphistorical.org|publisher=Grosse Pointe Historical Society|access-date=July 26, 2014}}</ref>  It was not until 1949, however, that the village incorporated as a city.<ref name=GPHS/>

The [[U.S. Postal Service]] operates the Grosse Pointe Post office in Grosse Pointe Farms.<ref>[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Grosse+Pointe%2C+MI&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1437854&locationName=GROSSE+POINTE&address2=&address1=18640+MACK+AVE&city=GROSSE+POINTE+FARMS&state=MI&zip5=48236&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=313-884-2522&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=42.4127357&longitude=-82.912229&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&&& "Grosse Pointe"]. [[U.S. Postal Service]]. Retrieved on January 9, 2017. "18640 Mack Ave Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-9998"</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Grosse Pointe Farms Post Office.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Grosse Pointe branch post office in Grosse Pointe Farms (48236 ZIP Code)]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.32|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|2.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|9.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012 }}</ref> The water is part of [[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]].

The Farms has a more varied topography and streetscape than the other southern [[Grosse Pointe]]s. While Grosse Pointe and Grosse Pointe Park are built on a standard street grid and are basically flat, Grosse Pointe Farms is partially built on the same grid flowing out of Detroit, but also features districts with irregular, curving street paths. A low but noticeable ridge runs through the center of the city. The Farms also contains the "point" in Grosse Pointe, where, just east of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, there is a large bend in the lakeshore, such that those on the shoreline face east, instead of south, as they do when on the shoreline of neighboring Grosse Pointe, closer to the entrance of the [[Detroit River]].

The cityscape varies widely, with large sections of old homes ranging from bungalows to mansions, and a few newer sections with ranch houses or luxury homes built on subdivided estates. The Farms has a downtown on Kercheval Avenue combining historic buildings with newer, neo-traditional storefronts.

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1900= 817
|1910= 862
|1920= 1649
|1930= 3533
|1940= 7217
|1950= 9410
|1960= 12172
|1970= 11701
|1980= 10551
|1990= 10092
|2000= 9764
|2010= 9479
|2020= 10148
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 9,479 people, 3,718 households, and 2,770 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|3446.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,952 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1437.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.8% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 3,718 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.5% were non-families. 23.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.02.

The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 25.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 32.6% were from 45 to 64; and 17.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 9,764 people, 3,804 households, and 2,868 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,618.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,937 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,459.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 97.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.65% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.11% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.42% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.11% of the population.

There were 3,804 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.6% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.03.

Age distribution was 26.5% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The [[median household income]] was $100,153, and the median family income was $109,264. Males had a median income of $87,108 versus $53,241 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $54,846. About 1.5% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
| location = Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1950–present)
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high F = 63
| Feb record high F = 69
| Mar record high F = 81
| Apr record high F = 90
| May record high F = 93
| Jun record high F = 105
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 101
| Sep record high F = 98
| Oct record high F = 90
| Nov record high F = 79
| Dec record high F = 69
| year record high F = 105
| Jan high F = 31.5
| Feb high F = 33.9
| Mar high F = 42.9
| Apr high F = 55.5
| May high F = 67.0
| Jun high F = 77.2
| Jul high F = 82.0
| Aug high F = 79.8
| Sep high F = 72.7
| Oct high F = 60.4
| Nov high F = 47.3
| Dec high F = 37.0
| year high F = 57.3
| Jan mean F = 24.0
| Feb mean F = 25.8
| Mar mean F = 33.9
| Apr mean F = 45.7
| May mean F = 57.3
| Jun mean F = 67.5
| Jul mean F = 72.2
| Aug mean F = 70.5
| Sep mean F = 63.3
| Oct mean F = 51.4
| Nov mean F = 39.6
| Dec mean F = 30.4
| year mean F = 48.5
| Jan low F = 16.6
| Feb low F = 17.7
| Mar low F = 25.0
| Apr low F = 35.8
| May low F = 47.5
| Jun low F = 57.8
| Jul low F = 62.4
| Aug low F = 61.2
| Sep low F = 53.9
| Oct low F = 42.5
| Nov low F = 31.9
| Dec low F = 23.8
| year low F = 39.7
| Jan record low F = −17
| Feb record low F = −17
| Mar record low F = −6
| Apr record low F = 11
| May record low F = 27
| Jun record low F = 38
| Jul record low F = 44
| Aug record low F = 40
| Sep record low F = 32
| Oct record low F = 21
| Nov record low F = 4
| Dec record low F = −10
| year record low F = −17
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.09
| Feb precipitation inch = 2.15
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.55
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.41
| May precipitation inch = 3.86
| Jun precipitation inch = 3.64
| Jul precipitation inch = 3.38
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.47
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.31
| Oct precipitation inch = 2.80
| Nov precipitation inch = 2.79
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.36
| year precipitation inch = 35.81
| Jan snow inch = 9.4
| Feb snow inch = 7.4
| Mar snow inch = 3.5
| Apr snow inch = 0.3
| May snow inch = 0.0
| Jun snow inch = 0.0
| Jul snow inch = 0.0
| Aug snow inch = 0.0
| Sep snow inch = 0.0
| Oct snow inch = 0.0
| Nov snow inch = 0.4
| Dec snow inch = 6.9
| year snow inch = 27.9
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 10.7
| Feb precipitation days = 8.3
| Mar precipitation days = 8.4
| Apr precipitation days = 11.3
| May precipitation days = 11.9
| Jun precipitation days = 10.7
| Jul precipitation days = 10.0
| Aug precipitation days = 9.4
| Sep precipitation days = 8.9
| Oct precipitation days = 10.1
| Nov precipitation days = 9.5
| Dec precipitation days = 10.5
| year precipitation days = 119.7
| unit snow days = 0.1 in
| Jan snow days = 5.2
| Feb snow days = 4.3
| Mar snow days = 1.9
| Apr snow days = 0.3
| May snow days = 0.0
| Jun snow days = 0.0
| Jul snow days = 0.0
| Aug snow days = 0.0
| Sep snow days = 0.0
| Oct snow days = 0.1
| Nov snow days = 0.6
| Dec snow days = 3.2
| year snow days = 15.5
| source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=dtx
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NOAAtxt>{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00203477&format=pdf
| title = Station: Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 4, 2021}}</ref>
| source = 
}}

==Economy==
The largest employer in Grosse Pointe Farms is the [[Grosse Pointe Public School System|Grosse Pointe Schools]]. The second largest employer is the [[Country Club of Detroit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cms8.revize.com/revize/grosseptfarms/24664%20City%20of%20Grosse%20Pointe%20Farms%200621%20FS%20Final-2.pdf|title=Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the Year Ended June 30, 2021|website=www.grossepointefarms.org| access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref>

==Education==
[[File:GPSouthHS.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Grosse Pointe South High School]]]]

===Primary and secondary schools===
The community is served by [[Grosse Pointe Public Schools]] (GPPSS).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gpschools.schoolwires.net|title=Grosse Pointe Public School System / GPPS Home|work=schoolwires.net|access-date=January 8, 2017}}</ref> Public schools within Grosse Pointe Farms include [[Père Gabriel Richard Elementary School]], Kerby Elementary School, Brownell Middle School, and [[Grosse Pointe South High School]]. Along with Richard and Kerby, Monteith Elementary School in [[Grosse Pointe Woods]] serves a section of the city. All residents are zoned to Brownell. Almost all residents are zoned to GPS High, while those in a northwest section are zoned to [[Grosse Pointe North High School]] in [[Grosse Pointe Woods]].<ref>[http://gpschools.schoolwires.net/cms/lib05/MI01000971/Centricity/Domain/30/_Files/gppssdistrictmap.pdf "District Map"]. [[Grosse Pointe Public School System]]. Retrieved on January 8, 2017. The official websites for schools without Wikipedia articles are: [http://www.gpschools.org/kerby Kerby Elementary School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025034647/http://www.gpschools.org/kerby/ |date=October 25, 2015 }},  [http://www.gpschools.org/brownell Brownell Middle School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109070439/http://www.gpschools.org/brownell/ |date=November 9, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=GPmap>[http://www.grossepointefarms.org/resources/pdf/file-20140304183458.pdf "Zoning Map"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108155445/http://www.grossepointefarms.org/resources/pdf/file-20140304183458.pdf |date=January 8, 2017 }}. City of Grosse Pointe Farms. Retrieved on January 8, 2017.</ref>

[[Saint Paul Catholic Church (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan)|Saint Paul Catholic School]] is in Grosse Pointe Farms.

===Public libraries===
The [[Grosse Pointe Public Library]] operates the Central Branch in Grosse Pointe Farms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gp.lib.mi.us/information/about/hours.html |title=Hours & Location |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412200657/http://www.gp.lib.mi.us/information/about/hours.html |archive-date=2010-04-12 |publisher=[[Grosse Pointe Public Library]] |access-date=April 3, 2010}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Anna Thompson Dodge]], heiress and philanthropist, widow of [[Dodge]] automotive founder [[Horace Elgin Dodge]], lived and died in Grosse Pointe Farms.
* [[Elena Ford]], is the daughter of [[Charlotte Ford]], granddaughter of [[Henry Ford II]], and great, great-granddaughter of [[Henry Ford]].
* [[Meg White]] of [[the White Stripes]] grew up in Grosse Pointe Farms, according to her former husband, [[Jack White]].<ref>Nugent, Benjamin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20010623201123/http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,130930,00.html "Music: White Lies and The White Stripes"]. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''. June 16, 2001. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.</ref>

==Images==
<gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="3">
File:Moorings.JPG|{{center|[[Grosse Pointe War Memorial]]}}
File:BeverlyRoadHistoricDistrict.JPG|{{center|[[Beverly Road Historic District]]}}
File:GrossePointeMemorialChurch.JPG|{{center|[[Grosse Pointe Memorial Church]]}}
File:Grosse Pointe Farms Water Filtration Plant and Pumping Station.jpg|{{center|Water Filtration Plant}}
File:SaintPaulGrossePointeFarms.JPG|{{center|[[Saint Paul Catholic Church (Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan)|Saint Paul Catholic Church]]}}
File:GrossePointeAcademy2.JPG|{{center|[[Grosse Pointe Academy]]}}
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan}}
{{Portal|Michigan}}
* {{Official website|https://www.grossepointefarms.org/}}
* [http://www.gphistorical.org/ Grosse Pointe Historical Society]

{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Grosse Pointe Farms
|North = [[Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan|Grosse Pointe Shores]]
|Northeast = ''[[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]]'' / {{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Walpole Island|Walpole Island 46]]
|East = ''[[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]]'' / {{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Chatham-Kent]]
|Southeast = ''[[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]]'' / {{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Lakeshore, Ontario|Lakeshore]]
|South = ''[[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|Lake St. Clair]]''<br/>{{flagicon|CAN}}{{flagicon|Ontario}} [[Tecumseh, Ontario|Tecumseh]]
|Southwest = [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan|Grosse Pointe]]
|West = [[Detroit]]
|Northwest = [[Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan|Grosse Pointe Woods]]
}}
{{Grosse Pointe}}
{{Cities of Wayne County, Michigan}}
{{Metro Detroit}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Wayne County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Lake St. Clair]]
[[Category:Metro Detroit]]
[[Category:Michigan populated places on Lake St. Clair]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1893]]
[[Category:1893 establishments in Michigan]]