Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan

Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
City of Grosse Pointe Woods
Robert E. Novitke Municipal Center
Motto: 
Urbis Magna Pulchritudine
Location within Wayne County
Grosse Pointe Woods
Location within the state of Michigan
Grosse Pointe Woods
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°26′09″N 82°53′54″W / 42.43583°N 82.89833°W / 42.43583; -82.89833
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Incorporated1927 (village)
1950 (city)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorArthur Bryant
 • AdministratorSusan Como
 • ClerkPaul Antolin
Area
 • City
3.24 sq mi (8.40 km2)
 • Land3.24 sq mi (8.39 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
16,487
 • Density5,087.2/sq mi (1,964.18/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code(s)
48236
Area code313
FIPS code26-35580
GNIS feature ID0627468
Websitewww.gpwmi.us

Grosse Pointe Woods is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, Grosse Pointe Woods had a population of 16,487.

The city is a northeastern suburb of Metro Detroit and shares a small southern border with the city of Detroit. It is part of the Grosse Pointe collection of cities and the only one without a waterfront on Lake St. Clair.