Brutus is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Emmet County, Michigan, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 218.It was established with the building of an inn called the Brutus House in 1874.Brutus is located in eastern Emmet County, near the center of Maple River Township. U.S. Route 31 passes through the center of Brutus, leading north 4 miles to Pellston and south 3.5 miles to Alanson. Petoskey, the Emmet County seat, is 14 miles southbound on US 31.According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Brutus CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles, of which 1.5 acres, or 0.08%, is water.