Romulus is a city of Metro Detroit, located in Wayne County in the
U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census,
an increase from 22,979 in 2000, making the city the 80th largest city
in Michigan. Romulus is home to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The city
is the westernmost community in the Downriver area of Wayne County.The
first white settler in Romulus was Samuel Polyne, a French-Canadian,
who settled on section 2 in 1826, though he left soon after the
township was organized in 1835.The first white settler in Romulus was
Samuel Polyne, a French-Canadian, who settled on section 2 in 1826,
though he left soon after the township was organized in 1835.The first
settler in the area that was the village of Romulus prior to the 1865
annexation of the whole village and township into one city was Samuel
McMath, who moved from New York state to the area in 1827. He improved
land and planned to bring his family to settle there, but he died
before he could carry out this plan.Solomon Whitaker, Charles and
Joseph Pulcifer located in the area in 1830, and in 1833, Jenks Pullen
and his six sons settled at what became known as "Pullen's Corners"
(located in section 19 at the intersection that is now commonly called
"Five Points"). Pullen's Corners was platted in 1836. The community
later took on the name of the township. Romulus, Michigan Top Movies & Young Movies