Macomb County, Michigan
Healthy Home Assessments in Bruce Township
Bruce Township is a largely rural township of 9,324 residents organized in 1833 in the northwest corner of Macomb County, and much of the village of Romeo lies in its southeast corner. Dr. Jadan reads the whole indoor environment in one visit.
Inside a Bruce Township home
A local distinction: Twombly Mountain, on the Ford proving grounds in Bruce Township, is the highest point in Macomb County at about 1,150 feet. Those residents occupy about 3,050 households.
The housing stock
Detached single-family homes are 82.2% of the stock; owner-occupancy is 90.1% of occupied units, on 2023 five-year Census estimates. Some 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Because owner-occupancy reaches 90.1%, most visits cover a whole building rather than one unit of a shared system.
Local ground in Bruce Township:
- Ford Motor Company Proving Grounds. Automotive test facility covering about 6 square miles of west-central Bruce Township.
- Hy's Cider Mill. Seasonal working cider mill with u-pick apples, a petting farm, and a farm market at 6350 37 Mile Road.
- Pioneer mound landmark. A prominent prehistoric mound stood out so plainly that Scottish pioneers used it to find their way, in the country that became Bruce Township when it was organized in 1833.
- Macomb Orchard Trail. A 23.5 mile rail trail on the old Michigan Air Line Railway right of way, owned and maintained by Macomb County, reaching the Romeo area at the township's southeast corner.
- Oakland and Lapeer county corner. Bruce Township takes the northwest corner of Macomb County, with Oakland County along its western border and Lapeer County along its northern one.
- Romeo Historic District. About 100 well preserved historic structures in the village at the township's southeast corner, on the National Register of Historic Places and a Michigan State Historic Site since 1970.
- Township land and water. The township covers 37.2 square miles, of which roughly 0.4 square miles is water, and a good share of the rest is still farm and orchard country.
- Bruce Township Park. Township park at 223 E. Gates with a playground, walking trail, picnic pavilion, and disc golf baskets.
- Orchard Hills Park. Park at 11400 33 Mile Road with a playground, basketball courts, walking trail, and picnic shelter.
Corners of the map
Bruce Township takes in one smaller district, Romeo. Romeo: Village of 3,767 residents at the southeast corner of Bruce Township with a portion extending south into Washington Township, home of the Michigan Peach Festival held since 1931. Mail runs through the 48065 ZIP code.