Welcome to Bruce ...
The village of Bruce is located in Rusk County<1>.
The location of Bruce has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bruce, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bruce has a population of 696 people<3> (see below for details).
Bruce is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Bruce lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Bruce: (715) & (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bruce had an population of 696 people. This is a decrease of 10.65% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.56% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Bruce had a population of 779 people (or 5.28% of the total population of Rusk County). This makes Bruce the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Bruce represents 0.01% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 1110th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 779 people, the population of Bruce decreased 1.02% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 787 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Bruce.
Communities Also Named Bruce ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Bruce: This one is located in Rusk County and the other is located in Chippewa County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 34 communities that are also named Bruce - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Brunswick, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia (3), Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bruce.
Communities near Bruce ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bruce.
- Ladysmith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Weyerhaeuser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Exeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Tony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Conrath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Glen Flora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Port Arthur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Strickland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bruce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bruce.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bruce. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bruce.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bruce. See our Newspapers Page for Bruce.
Adding Bruce to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bruce in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bruce was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bruce post office opened in 1884.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bruce.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bruce. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bruce. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bruce - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |