Grosse Pointe Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 11,555 at the 2010 census. Bordering on Detroit with frontage on southern Lake Saint Clair, it is the westernmost of the noted Grosse Pointe suburbs, with the oldest overall housing stock of the five cities. Grosse Pointe Park is 6 miles (9.7 km) east of downtown Detroit and thus is home to many who commute to the city on a daily basis.
Population: 11,555
Latitude: 42° 22' 33.13" N
Longitude: -82° 56' 14.71" W
Windsor (/ˈwɪnzər/), Ontario is the southernmost city in Canada. The Detroit River is to the north of the city, which separates it from Detroit, Michigan. In 2011, Windsor had an urban population of 276,165, making it the 16th largest population cen…
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