Brutus, Michigan

Brutus, Michigan
Location within Emmet County
Location within Emmet County
Brutus is located in Michigan
Brutus
Brutus
Location within the state of Michigan
Brutus is located in the United States
Brutus
Brutus
Brutus (the United States)
Coordinates: 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
 • Total2.82 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 zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
49716
Area code231
FIPS code26-11380[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.

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

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "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.