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Grosse Pointe Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 12,443 at the 2000 census.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.6 km² (3.7 mi²). 5.6 km² (2.2 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is water (part of Lake St. Clair). The total area is 41.62% water. Grosse Pointe Park has borders with Detroit between Alter Road and Wayburn to the southwest and along Mack Avenue to the northwest, and the city of Grosse Pointe along Cadieux Road to the northeast.

The neighborhoods in Grosse Pointe Park are built on a standard grid street pattern which flows out of Detroit, and housing ranges from tightly-packed single- and multi-family brick houses, often rentals, on the far west side of the Park, to rows of traditionally-styled single family homes generally averaging over 3,000 square feet, to multi-million dollar mansions, some of which are found on the lakeshore. The west side of the city features mixed-use neighborhoods, where retail, schools, and churches are within close walking distance. The rest of the city is basically residential, but at the eastern edge residents are in close walking distance to "the Village" shopping district in Grosse Pointe, MI. Most of the houses in the Park were built prior to World War II, and many of these were designed by noted architects using the finest materials. Windmill Pointe Drive, and streets such as Bishop, Kensington, Edgemont Park, Three Mile Drive, Devonshire, Berkshire, and Balfour, among others, each have several examples of large, architecturally significant homes. These mansions and mini-manses were often placed on large lots, and later the lots were split up, and this is where one sees some of the post-war homes, such as ranches, which were built in the Park.

Grosse Pointe Park includes a large neighborhood located on Windmill Pointe, a once-swampy piece of land roughly south of Jefferson Avenue, the edge of which marks the entrance to the Detroit River and the end of Lake St. Clair. A large lakefront park with a pool, gym, movie theatre, and gathering spaces for residents is found at this spot. At the bottom of the point, at the foot of Three Mile Drive, is another large park, Patterson Park, which is known for its skating rink and walking trails. One way that people distinguish geography in Grosse Pointe Park is by location north or south of Jefferson Ave.: on Windmill Pointe or not. Of course, a strong distinction is easily made between the rental districts in the west side of the city, which feature a diverse population, and the rest of the city, which is highly affluent with fewer minorities.

As of the census² of 2000, there were 12,443 people, 4,816 households, and 3,303 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,224.2/km² (5,772.6/mi²). There were 5,043 housing units at an average density of 901.4/km² (2,339.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 92.48% White, 2.95% African American, 0.35% Native American, 1.82% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.74% of the population.

There were 4,816 households out of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.3% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $80,485, and the median income for a family was $104,267. Males had a median income of $73,343 versus $40,095 for females. The per capita income for the city was $42,051. About 1.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.

• City of Grosse Pointe Park
• Grosse Pointe Historical Society

	Cities, Townships, and Villages of Wayne County, Michigan (County Seat: Detroit)
Cities Population over 75,000	Dearborn • Detroit• Livonia • Westland
Cities Population 25,000 – 75,000	Allen Park • Dearborn Heights • Garden City • Inkster • Lincoln Park • Romulus • Southgate • Taylor • Wyandotte
Cities Population under 25,000	Belleville • Ecorse • Flat Rock • Gibraltar • Grosse Pointe • Grosse Pointe Farms • Grosse Pointe Park • Grosse Pointe Woods • Hamtramck • Harper Woods • Highland Park • Melvindale • Northville • Plymouth • River Rouge • Riverview • Rockwood • Trenton • Wayne • Woodhaven
Townships Population over 25,000	Canton Township • Plymouth Township • Redford Township
Townships Population under 25,000	Brownstown Township • Grosse Ile Township • Grosse Pointe Township • Huron Township • Northville Township • Sumpter Township • Van Buren Township
Villages	Grosse Pointe Shores
Other neighborhoods and communities	Downriver

Coordinates: 42°22′33″N, 82°56′15″W