Bruce, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Bruce was the name of a town in Martin Township
, Rock County
, in the U.S. state
of Minnesota
. The townsite is now abandoned, and no trace remains.
. Most of its businesses and residences relocated to the town of Hills
when the Sioux City and Northern Railroad extended its line from Sioux City, Iowa
to Garretson, South Dakota
in 1890, bypassing Bruce. The town gradually faded afterwards. The last buildings were removed in the early 1970s and the Illinois Central tracks were removed in 1982.
Martin Township, Minnesota
Martin Township is a township in Rock County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 451 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.0 square miles , of which, 48.0 square miles of it is land and 0.02% is...
, Rock County
Rock County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,721 people, 3,843 households, and 2,705 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile . There were 4,137 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile...
, in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
. The townsite is now abandoned, and no trace remains.
History
The town of Bruce was platted in May 1888, and had a post office from 1888 until 1936. It had a station of the Illinois Central RailroadIllinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
. Most of its businesses and residences relocated to the town of Hills
Hills, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 565 people, 230 households, and 149 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,160.7 people per square mile . There were 244 housing units at an average density of 501.2 per square mile...
when the Sioux City and Northern Railroad extended its line from Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux City is a city in Plymouth and Woodbury counties in the western part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 82,684 in the 2010 census, a decline from 85,013 in the 2000 census, which makes it currently the fourth largest city in the state....
to Garretson, South Dakota
Garretson, South Dakota
Garretson is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,166 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Garretson is located at ....
in 1890, bypassing Bruce. The town gradually faded afterwards. The last buildings were removed in the early 1970s and the Illinois Central tracks were removed in 1982.