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Romulus is a city in western Wayne County about 20 miles southwest of downtown Detroit, and it is best known as the home of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.

The airport dominates Romulus so completely that it has its own ZIP code, 48242, which is used exclusively for Detroit Metropolitan Airport inside the city, and the Wayne County Airport Authority is headquartered in the airport's former L.C. Smith Terminal in Romulus.

The first white settler in Romulus was Samuel Polyne, a French Canadian who settled in 1826, while Samuel McMath arrived from New York in 1827 and died before he could bring his family to the land he had improved.

Romulus Township was set off from Huron Township on March 17, 1835, two years before Michigan became a state, and its name was briefly changed to "Wayne" from 1845 to 1848 before being changed back to Romulus.

Despite its early settlement, Romulus did not incorporate as a city until 1970.

Romulus had 25,178 residents in the 2020 census, spread across 9,708 households and nearly 36 square miles, giving the airport city a semi-rural feel.

Romulus was a stop on the Underground Railroad, and two of its stops still stand: the Samuel Kingsley Home, whose owner hid freedom seekers in an underground cellar, and the White Church at Five Points, now 5 Points Church.

General Motors opened its Romulus Engine plant in 1975, and the plant produces V6 engines and 10-speed automatic transmissions for Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles.

Romulus has grown into a logistics hub, with Amazon opening its DTW1 fulfillment center in 2018 with about 1,600 workers and Kroger building a $95 million automated grocery fulfillment center in 2021.

On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed just after takeoff from Detroit Metro Airport in Romulus, and a memorial to the victims stands at the Interstate 94 and Middlebelt Road interchange.