Bruce Crossing is an
unincorporated community
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in
Ontonagon County
Ontonagon County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the population was 5,816, making it Michigan's third-least populous county. The co ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
. Bruce Crossing is located in
Stannard Township at the junction of
U.S. Highway 45 and
M-28, south-southeast of the village of
Ontonagon. The community has a
post office
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with the 49912
ZIP Code.
History
Bruce Crossing was first settled by August Neuman, who built a sawmill at the location. The community was originally named Bruce's Crossing when its post office opened on March 5, 1888. The name came from the first postmaster, Donald M. Bruce, who owned a store at the crossing of the
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway
The Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railway (DSS&A) was an American railroad serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Lake Superior shoreline of Wisconsin. It provided service from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, and St. Ignace, Michigan, west ...
and the old Military Road. It was shortened to Bruce Crossing on August 13, 1891.
Climate
July is typically the warmest month in Bruce Crossing, when highs average 77 °F (25 °C) and lows average 53 °F (12 °C). January is coldest, when the high temperatures average 19 °F (-7 °C) and the lows average -1 °F (-18 °C).
The highest recorded temperature was 97 °F (36 °C) in 1975, and the lowest was -43 °F (−42 °C) in 1951.
Demographics
Gallery
File:BruceCrossingMichiganPostOfficeUS45.jpg, Bruce Crossing post office
File:BruceCrossingMichiganSignUS45.jpg, Bruce Crossing sign on US 45
File:Tulppo's Restaurant in Bruce Crossing.jpg, alt=Old building reading "Family Restaurant", Tulppo's Restaurant in Bruce Crossing
References
Census-designated places in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Census-designated places in Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Ontonagon County, Michigan
Unincorporated communities in Michigan
Populated places established in 1888
1888 establishments in Michigan
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