Grosse Pointe Woods

History

While initially settled over a century ago, much of the city in its current form was built in the middle of the 20th century, particularly around and just after World War II, distinguishing Grosse Pointe Woods from older portions of Grosse Pointe. The city was originally incorporated as the Village of Lochmoor in 1927 from the last unincorporated portion of Grosse Pointe Township. The village annexed the Stanhope-Allard strip of land from what was then Gratiot Township in 1931. The village changed its name from Lochmoor to Grosse Pointe Woods in 1939, but didn't incorporate as a city until 1950.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. It is the only one of the five Grosse Pointes with no Lake St. Clair shoreline, although the city owns a park in neighboring St. Clair Shores that is on the lake.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• 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
• 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
• Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts
  Elementary · DETROIT · 793 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• Chandler Park Academy Elementary
  Elementary · HARPER WOODS · 772 students · 19.8:1 ratio