Grosse Ile Township, Michigan
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| Grosse Ile Township, Michigan | |
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| — General law township — | |
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| Coordinates: 42°7′48″N 83°9′37″W / 42.13°N 83.16028°WCoordinates: 42°7′48″N 83°9′37″W / 42.13°N 83.16028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Mr. Brian Loftus |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.3 sq mi (47.5 km2) |
| • Land | 9.6 sq mi (24.9 km2) |
| • Water | 8.7 sq mi (22.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 10,371 |
| • Density | 566.7/sq mi (218.34/km2) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 48138 |
| Area code(s) | 734 |
| FIPS code | 26-35420[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1626407[2] |
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 10,894 at the 2000 census. It is part of the collection of communities known as Downriver.
