Brule, Wisconsin

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.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Brule has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Brule was 105 F on July 11 and July 13, 1936, while the coldest temperature recorded was -43 F on February 21, 1939.

|Jan record high F = 52 |Feb record high F = 56 |Mar record high F = 80 |Apr record high F = 86 |May record high F = 97 |Jun record high F = 101 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 98 |Oct record high F = 83 |Nov record high F = 76 |Dec record high F = 56

|Jan avg record high F = 40.3 |Feb avg record high F = 45.3 |Mar avg record high F = 61.1 |Apr avg record high F = 75.8 |May avg record high F = 85.8 |Jun avg record high F = 88.3 |Jul avg record high F = 90.5 |Aug avg record high F = 87.7 |Sep avg record high F = 84.2 |Oct avg record high F = 74.5 |Nov avg record high F = 60.3 |Dec avg record high F = 42.8 |year avg record high F = 92.4

|Jan avg record low F = -23.6 |Feb avg record low F = -19.7 |Mar avg record low F = -11.0 |Apr avg record low F = 13.7 |May avg record low F = 25.1 |Jun avg record low F = 34.2 |Jul avg record low F = 42.8 |Aug avg record low F = 39.8 |Sep avg record low F = 28.9 |Oct avg record low F = 20.1 |Nov avg record low F = 3.0 |Dec avg record low F = -16.2 |year avg record low F = -27.2

|Jan record low F = -39 |Feb record low F = -43 |Mar record low F = -33 |Apr record low F = -1 |May record low F = 17 |Jun record low F = 21 |Jul record low F = 30 |Aug record low F = 28 |Sep record low F = 17 |Oct record low F = 3 |Nov record low F = -11 |Dec record low F = -41

|access-date = May 4, 2023 |access-date = May 4, 2023

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 591 people, 244 households, and 165 families residing in the town. The population density was 10.6 people per square mile (4.1/km2). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 4.8 per square mile (1.9/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 98.14% White, 1.18% Native American, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.02% of the population.

There were 244 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,972, and the median income for a family was $40,078. Males had a median income of $32,250 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,620. About 8.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Brule Public Schools belong to the Maple School District. There are two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school in the district. Students attend Northwestern High School.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Main routes in the town of Brule include U.S. Highway 2 and Wisconsin Highway 27, and County Roads B, FF, H, and O.

The town is located between Superior and Ashland along U.S. Highway 2.

Notable people

• Dean Nyquist, Minnesota state senator and lawyer, was born in Brule

References

References

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2. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company. (1908). "A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways".
4. [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=6698&search_term=brule Brule, Town of, Douglas Co]
5. [http://www.brule-wi.org Welcome to Brule]
6. [http://www.atthecreation.com/wis.anc/%20cu.mines.html Wisconsin's Ancient Copper Miners] {{webarchive. link. (December 17, 2007)
7. "School District of Maple". School District of Maple.
8. "Nyquist, Dean A. - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present".