Romulus (Michigan)
Wayne County
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Romulus is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan with 24 269 inhabitants ( 2007). The city is the most western town in the Downriver area called Wayne County.
In Romulus, the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, which was known among other things, in a plane crash, the only one baby survived ( Northwest Airlines Flight 255) is located. Important for the economy of Romulus is a General Motors plant ( Romulus Engine ) which opened in 1976.
Romulus forms the background for the song Romulus by Sufjan Stevens on his 2003's album Michigan.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 93.0 km ². In the north it is bordered by the Van Born Road, in the south of the Pennsylvania Road, in the east of the Inkster Road and to the west by the Hannan Road.
Adjacent communities
- Wayne (North)
- Westland (North East)
- Taylor ( East)
- Huron Charter Township (south)
- Brownstown Township (southeast)
- Van Buren Township (west)
Population
At the 2000 census, 22,979 residents were counted, of which 65.36 % White and 29.99% African- Americans, the remaining share distributed to several ethnic groups. According to a crime report from the FBI in 2007, the population had risen to 24 269. The per capita income was 19,679 dollars, about 12.6 % of the population lived below the poverty line.
History
The first white settler in Romulus was the French-Canadian Samuel Polynesia, the 1826 a piece of land laid claim, but left the area shortly after the establishment of Romulus townships in 1835. From 1830 an increasing number of settler families is known, who settled in the area of the later Romulus. The resulting community there later took the name of the surrounding townships.
Romulus Township was formed on March 17, 1835 from a part of Huron Township, and the first meeting of the township was held on April 16, 1835, two years before the admission of Michigan in the United States, in the house of Joseph T. Pullen. The first chairman was David J. Pullen. The township was renamed ", the name three years later but again, Romulus ' in 1845 in Wayne Township changed.
Romulus gained the status as a city in 1970.
Education
The educational institutions of Romulus are summarized in the Romulus Community School District. Part of the district are the Romulus High School Romulus Middle School, the Romulus Community High / Middle School, and six elementary schools ( Barth, Cory, Halecreek, Merriman, Romulus and Wick Elementary School ). Other learning opportunities exist at the Summit Academy Schools and the Metro Charter Academy ( NHA).
Attractions
Among the sights of Romulus Samuel Kingsley Home is emphasized in the Samuel L. Kingsley hid fugitive slaves shortly before the abolition of slavery. The house was moved from its original location and built before the Romulus Historical Museum, the Hunt Street again. A prominent place so does the White Church ' on the corner Pullens Corner / Five Points a, after a historic underground station was named. The church bears the name of Romulus Wesleyan Church today.
Nearby points of Romulus
- Romulus Memorial Cemetery
- Block's Greenhouse & Produce Market
- Peter C. Byrd Home in Wayne Road and Grant Street
- Merril - Morris House
- Grange Hall (now Western Wayne Alano Club )
- Morris Homestead
- Romulus School House No.. # 1 (now Romulus Historical Museum )
- Old Romulus South Junior High School
Some of these locations have been designated as Michigan Historic Sites, so are under the protection of the State of Michigan.
Parks and Recreation
Romulus has a number of parks that are almost all managed by the Department of Parks & Recreation. Due to its location near the Detroit Metro Airport easily accessible is the great theme park at the Romulus Athletic Center (RAC ), which has a large bathroom and other recreational facilities.