| The city of Grosse Pointe Park was created in 1950 and is home to 12,857 citizens with a an average housing cost of $195,910 dollars. Grosse Pointe Park consists mainly of residential areas with older homes with well manicured lawns. The Park is 2.71 miles square with 2 public parks, a retail area and several community clubs and groups. The focal pointe of this community are Patterson Park "which sits on 22 acres and has tennis courts, a 1 mile long excercise course, wading pool and a playground constructed and funded by the residents of Grosse Pointe Park," and Windmill Pointe Park. Windmill Pointe is an extremely exclusive area of Grosse Pointe Park which once housed the familys of Black Bill Tocco and Joseph Zerilli. Windmill Pointe Park is situated on 10 acres of land has an Olympic size swimming pool, tennis courts, playground and 270 boat marina. 78 percent of the citizens of of this city have 1-3 years of college education with 51% of those having a degree or better.
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