Brutus, Michigan

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Brutus, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
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Location within Emmet County
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Brutus
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Brutus
Brutus (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°29′36″N84°46′52″W / 45.49333°N 84.78111°W / 45.49333; -84.78111
Country United States
State Michigan
County Emmet
Township Maple River
Settled1874
Area
[1]
 • Total2.82 sq mi (7.32 km2)
 • Land2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total202
 • Density71.56/sq mi (27.62/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49716
Area code 231
FIPS code 26-11380 [2]
GNIS feature ID622148 [3]

Brutus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 218. [2] Brutus is located within Maple River Township.

Contents

It was established with the building of an inn called the Brutus House in 1874. [4]

Geography

Brutus is located in eastern Emmet County, near the center of Maple River Township. US Highway 31 passes through the center of Brutus, leading north 4 miles (6 km) to Pellston and south 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Alanson. Petoskey, the Emmet County seat, is 14 miles (23 km) southbound on US 31.

The community of Brutus was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. [5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brutus CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), of which 1.5 acres (5,985 m2), or 0.08%, is water. [2]

Education

In much of the CDP, the school district is Alanson Public Schools. In northern parts, the district is Pellston Public Schools. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 202—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brutus CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 11, 2016.[ dead link ]
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brutus, Michigan
  4. ↑
    • Romig, Walter (October 1, 1986) [1973]. Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities (Paperback). Great Lakes Books Series. Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 84. ISBN   081431838X.
  5. ↑ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census . United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. III-5. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Emmet County, MI" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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