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1980
Sunset casts a glow over this dairy barn, 1980
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About Bruce
Village in Wisconsin, United StatesBruce is a village in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 781 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1884 by the Sault Ste. Marie Land and Improvement Company. The land company was incorporated and led by the principal officers of the Minneapolis, Sault Ste. Marie and Atlantic Railway, which operated its ceremonial first train over its line to Bruce in November 1884. It was named for Alanson C. Bruce who operated a logging camp in the area.
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Housing in Bruce
The typical Bruce home is worth about $222,000, up 8% in a year, 35% below the Wisconsin typical home.
Health in Bruce
Compared with Wisconsin
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Bruce
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Schools in Bruce
All Bruce schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Bruce’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 77% of Wisconsin’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within WI. Ratings are from neighbors.
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