[3] Romulus is a western suburb of Metro Detroit and is also considered part of the Downriver collection of communities.

It is most notable as the location of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, a major hub for Delta Air Lines.

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 1835.

[4] Solomon Whitaker, Charles and Joseph Pulcifer located in the area in 1830, and in 1833, Jenks Pullen and his six sons settled at what became known as "Pullen's Corners" (located in section 19 at the intersection of Ozga and Goddard roads, now commonly called "Five Points").

[10] Romulus was a stop of the Underground Railroad in the 1800s when slaves fled the inhumane conditions of plantations in the South for the free states of the North.

[11] 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 overpass bridge and exploded just seconds after taking off.

[12] A memorial for the victims is at the crash site at the Interstate 94 and Middlebelt Road interchange.

On December 25, 2009, another Northwest plane, Flight 253, suffered an unsuccessful bombing attempt as it approached Metro Airport.

Many citizens from both Romulus and Wayne were taken to Oakwood Annapolis Hospital (now Beaumont Hospital-Wayne), about two miles from the explosion site.

It also has an operational police department, which its headquarters is located in the 610 building of the airport on the East service Drive, near the L.C.

[18] The United States Postal Service operates the Romulus-Carl W. Morris Post Office located in downtown on Hunt Street and Goddard Road.

[19] In 1975, General Motors, opened the Romulus Engine plant on Ecorse Road.

The facility produces V6 engines and 10-speed automatic transmissions for a plethora of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles.

[20] In 2018, major online retailer Amazon opened its DTW1 Fulfillment Center, north of Metro Airport near Ecorse and Vining Roads.

[22] Romulus has a variety of small businesses throughout the city including hotels, bars, and restaurants.

Due to the lack of major grocery retailers and numerous failed attempts to bring in new stores to the food desert community, most citizens have to travel to adjacent cities including Van Buren Township and Taylor to go to more prominent supermarket chains.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit formerly operated the St. Aloysius School in Romulus.