1826Government
== History ==
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 ...
1836History
Pullen's Corners was platted in 1836.
1845Civil Rights
The township's name was changed to "Wayne" on March 19, 1845, but was changed back to Romulus on January 16, 1848.
1865Government
The first settler in the village proper (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 ar...
1871History
Misner estate in 1871.
1899History
It had a post office from 1899 to 1906.
1970Government
Romulus incorporated as a city in 1970.
1975Architecture
In 1975, General Motors, opened the Romulus Engine plant on Ecorse Road.
1987Infrastructure
=== Airliner incidents ===
On August 16, 1987, Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus was the site of the Northwest Airlines Flight 255 disaster, in which the plane crashed into an ov...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 22,979 people, 8,439 households, and 5,941 families living in the city.
2002Education
Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball coach Nate Oats coached and taught at Romulus Senior High School from 2002 to 2013.
2003History
== In popular culture ==
Released on his 2003 album titled "Michigan", Sufjan Stevens recorded a single titled "Romulus".
2005Disaster
=== Chemical plant explosion ===
On August 9, 2005, at approximately 9:30 PM, the EQ Recovery Plant caught fire.
2008Architecture
It opened on April 1, 2008.
2009Infrastructure
On December 25, 2009, another Northwest plane, Flight 253, suffered an unsuccessful bombing attempt as it approached Metro Airport.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 census ===
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,989 people, 8,975 households, and 6,135 families living in the city.
2011Economy
== Parks and recreation ==
After a failed city millage in February 2011, city officials had to close all of the city parks in order to keep the city financially stable.
2018Architecture
In 2018, major online retailer Amazon opened its DTW1 Fulfillment Center, north of Metro Airport near Ecorse and Vining Roads.
2021Architecture
Grocery retailer Kroger built a $95 million automated fulfillment center to accommodate fast-paced online grocery shopping on the city's south side, near I-275 and Eureka Road, ...