Brutus, Michigan

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Brutus, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Emmet County
Location within Emmet County
Brutus is located in Michigan
Brutus
Brutus
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 45°29′36″N 84°46′52″W / 45.49333°N 84.78111°W / 45.49333; -84.78111Coordinates: 45°29′36″N 84°46′52″W / 45.49333°N 84.78111°W / 45.49333; -84.78111
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyEmmet
TownshipMaple River
Settled1874
Area
 • Total2.81 sq mi (7.3 km2)
 • Land2.81 sq mi (7.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total218
 • Density77.6/sq mi (30.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49716
Area code(s)231
FIPS code26-11380[1]
GNIS feature ID622148[2]

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.[1] Brutus is located within Maple River Township.

It was established with the building of an inn called the Brutus House in 1874.[3]

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.[4]

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.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Brutus CDP, Michigan". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 11, 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brutus, Michigan
  3. ^ *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. Great Lakes Books Series (Paperback). Detroit, Michigan: Wayne State University Press. p. 84. ISBN 081431838X. ISBN 978-0814318386.
  4. ^ "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.
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