Grosse Pointe Farms

History

The area that would become Grosse Pointe Farms was originally incorporated as the Village of 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. It was not until 1949, however, that the village incorporated as a city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. The water is part of Lake St. Clair. The Farms has a more varied topography and streetscape than the other southern Grosse Pointes. 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, "The Hill," combining historic buildings with newer, neo-traditional storefronts.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,909
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  17,891
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  17,475
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  15,465
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,370
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  13,011
• Downy Woodpecker

  Dryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  12,742
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  11,764

Largest nearby schools

• Cass Technical High School
  High · DETROIT · 2,395 students · 24.2:1 ratio
• Grosse Pointe South High School
  High · GROSSE POINTE FARMS · 1,238 students · 18.2:1 ratio
• Grosse Pointe North High School
  High · GROSSE POINTE WOODS · 1,081 students · 16.1:1 ratio
• Hamtramck High School
  High · HAMTRAMCK · 1,038 students · 20.8:1 ratio
• Harper Woods High School
  High · HARPER WOODS · 879 students · 22.5:1 ratio
• University Preparatory Art Design MiddleHigh
  High · Detroit · 843 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• Detroit Edison Public School Academy
  Elementary · DETROIT · 832 students · 29.7:1 ratio
• Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
  High · DETROIT · 821 students · 21.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-05-04
  8 km N of Maybee, Michigan
• M 3 — 2026-04-26
  7 km SSE of Amherstburg, Canada
• M 2.5 — 2022-05-23
  2 km NNW of Corunna, Canada
• M 3.2 — 2020-08-21
  2 km SSE of Detroit Beach, Michigan
• M 3.4 — 2018-04-20
  Michigan
• M 2.6 — 2017-05-14
  18 km ENE of Leamington, Canada