[3] Romeo is located on the rural-urban fringe of the Detroit metropolitan area, and many of its residents commute to jobs closer to the city.

A settlement here was originally occupied by the indigenous Chippewa (Ojibwe), an Algonquian-speaking people who were part of a large language family of tribes extending to the Atlantic Coast.

The early European-American settlers in this area referred to the Chippewa settlement as "Indian Village".

In the 1820s and 1830s more migrant European-American families began to settle in the area, building homes and establishing businesses.

They renamed the community "Hoxie's Settlement", after a man who opened an inn on Main Street.

[5] The name was suggested by the wife of local merchant Nathaniel Taylor because it was "short, musical, classical and uncommon.

Romeo once served as a trading center for the timber industry, and had many mills processing lumber from the region.

Romeo is distinct in the area for having a fairly robust, traditional downtown, which has never suffered a major fire.

Because of this, some stores and restaurants downtown have features such as original tin ceilings from the Civil War.

The appointed officials include the Chief of Police, Department of Public Works Director, and Village Administrator.

It has improved the streetscape on Van Dyke Avenue, the main road through the village, and installed a new water tower.

[11] Romeo also hosts a Michigan Peach Festival annually on Labor Day weekend.

The Michigan Peach Festival is sponsored by the Romeo Lions Club fraternal organization.

On February 14 of each year, the village of Romeo offers a special dual postmark with the community of Juliette, Georgia.