Romulus, Michigan

Romulus, Michigan
City of Romulus
Top: Downtown Romulus, looking west from Goddard Road and Hunt Street; bottom: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
Official seal of Romulus, Michigan
Nickname: 
"Rom-town"
Motto: 
"Home of Opportunity"
Location within Wayne County
Location within Wayne County
Romulus is located in Michigan
Romulus
Romulus
Location within the state of Michigan
Romulus is located in the United States
Romulus
Romulus
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 42°13′20″N 83°23′48″W / 42.22222°N 83.39667°W / 42.22222; -83.39667
Country United States
State Michigan
CountyWayne
Settled1826
Organized1835 (Romulus Township)
Incorporated1970
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorRobert A. McCraight
 • ClerkEllen Craig-Bragg
Area
 • City
35.95 sq mi (93.12 km2)
 • Land35.61 sq mi (92.22 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.89 km2)
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
25,178
 • Density707.09/sq mi (273.01/km2)
 • Metro
4,285,832 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48174, 48184
48242 (Detroit)[a]
Area code734
FIPS code26-69420
GNIS feature ID0636147[2]
Websiteromulusgov.com

Romulus is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census.[3] Romulus is a western suburb of Metro Detroit and is also considered part of the Downriver collection of communities. It is most notable as the location of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a major hub for Delta Air Lines.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "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. 44 Michigan. Retrieved November 7, 2020.


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