Bruce

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Bruce

Total population

900

Median home value

$87,100

7.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,667

Bruce$53k

National$74k

Founded

1901

Elevation337 m

Land area6.11 km²

Weather67°F · Sunny

Coordinates45.46°, -91.28°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bruce is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 781 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1884 by the Sault Ste. Marie Land and Improvement Company. The land company was incorporated and led by the principal officers of the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway, which operated its ceremonial first train over its line to Bruce in November 1884. It was named for Alanson C. Bruce who operated a logging camp in the area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Bruce, WI from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Wisconsin

• Ladysmith
  8.8 mi away
• Birchwood
  18.8 mi away
• Glen Flora
  18.8 mi away
• Sheldon
  18.8 mi away
• Chetek
  20.8 mi away
• Radisson
  21.2 mi away
• Rice Lake
  22.6 mi away
• Couderay
  23.1 mi away
• Jump River
  24.6 mi away
• Reserve
  25.2 mi away
• Haugen
  26.1 mi away
• Bloomer
  27 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bruce

Lighthouses of Wisconsin

Roberts, Bruce · 2005

Wisconsin Cookin' (Cooking' with Bruce Carlson)

Bruce Carlson · 2001

Wisconsin's champion trees

R. Bruce Allison · 1980

Hackers Guide To Minnesota Western Wisconsin Golf Courses The Complete Rating Guide For Every 18hole Public Golf Course Across Minnesota Western Wisconsin Thats 283 You Betcha

Bruce D. Stasch · 2010

Door County

Bruce Thomas · 1993

If trees could talk

R. Bruce Allison · 2008

Frank Lloyd Wright

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer · 1990

Those Swedish Bruces (Bruses) of Wisconsin and upper Michigan

Bruce, William E. · 1980

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Bald-faced Hornet

Dolichovespula maculata

Seen 2026-09-02

American burnweed

Erechtites hieraciifolius

Seen 2026-09-01

great blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Seen 2026-08-31

Watershield

Brasenia schreberi

Seen 2026-08-22

Japanese Beetle

Popillia japonica

Seen 2026-08-04

common morning-glory

Ipomoea purpurea

Seen 2026-07-28

American hog-peanut

Amphicarpaea bracteata

Seen 2026-07-23

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Seen 2026-07-14

bog wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

Seen 2026-07-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).