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Brule

Total population

162

Median home value

$232,100

32.2%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$92,917

Brule$93k
National$74k
Elevation333 m
Land area55.9 km²
Weather65°F · Chance Rain Showers
Coordinates46.56°, -91.57°

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

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City facts

Elevation
333 m
Area
55.9 km²
Official website
www.brule-wi.org

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Overview

Brule is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 607 at the 2020 census. The town takes its name from the nearby Bois Brule River, which flows north into Lake Superior. The census-designated place of Brule and unincorporated communities of Bellwood, Waino, and Winneboujou are located in the town of Brule.

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History & geography

History

The Town of Brule was founded on November 13, 1886. The Brule River is one of the preeminent trout streams in North America, with abundant native and migratory steelhead, brown, and brook trout. Located near the primary trout spawning bed for western Lake Superior, Brule is a destination for serious fly fishermen from the around the world. Four United States presidents, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower, have summered near Brule in some of the many Adirondack-style lodges erected by prominent families from Minneapolis and Milwaukee. In 1899, Professor Ulysses Sherman Grant, of Northwestern University, inspected the Brule, Wisconsin area for ancient copper deposits. CIA chief of counterintelligence James Jesus Angleton had a home on the river.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 55.9 square miles (144.7 km2), of which 55.7 square miles (144.3 km2) is land and 0.2 square mile (0.5 km2) (0.32%) is water.

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Demographics & economy

Median age
59.3
Median home value
$232,100
Housing units
93
Poverty rate
8%
Unemployment
0%

Race & ethnicity

White
97.5%
Black
0%
Asian
1.9%
Hispanic
0%

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

Geography

Latitude
46.5584
Longitude
-91.5709
Water area
0.00 mi²
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Current forecast

This Afternoon
65°F
Chance Rain Showers
Tonight
52°F
Chance Rain Showers then Patchy Fog
Friday
72°F
Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
52°F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
71°F
Mostly Sunny
Saturday Night
52°F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

Forecast for Brule, WI from NOAA NWS API.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,302

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
276
Avg daily Wikipedia views
9
Attention level
Obscure

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

Nearest stream gauge

Site
BOIS BRULE RIVER AT BRULE, WI
Distance
1.8 mi
Streamflow
107 cfs
Gage height
1.43 ft

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-24 14:00 UTC.

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Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
  • • NOAA National Weather Service
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS NWIS (water data)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library