Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward is positioned in Wisconsin Hayward - Hayward Location of the town/city of Hayward inside Sawyer County, Wisconsin Hayward is a town/city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, next to the Namekagon River.

It is the governmental center of county of Sawyer County.

The town/city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.

Hayward was "named for Anthony Judson Hayward, a lumberman who positioned the site for building a saw-mill, around which the town grew." Loggers came from Cortland County, New York, Carroll County, New Hampshire, Orange County, Vermont, Down East Maine in what is now Washington County, Maine and Hancock County, Maine.

Hayward is positioned at 46 0 36 N 91 28 50 W (46.01, -91.480556). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.36 square miles (8.70 km2), of which, 3.13 square miles (8.11 km2) is territory and 0.23 square miles (0.60 km2) is water. Hayward is positioned 71 miles southeast of Superior, 27 miles northeast of Spooner, about 107 miles north of Eau Claire, and 57 miles southwest of Ashland.

The populace density was 740.6 inhabitants per square mile (285.9/km2).

There were 1,227 housing units at an average density of 392.0 per square mile (151.4/km2).

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 83.3% White, 0.4% African American, 11.8% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 3.2% from two or more competitions.

There were 1,048 homeholds of which 27.6% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 32.5% were married couples residing together, 14.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families.

The median age in the town/city was 39.8 years.

23.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 23.5% were from 45 to 64; and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older.

The populace density was 717.2 citizens per square mile (276.8/km ).

There were 1,064 housing units at an average density of 358.4 per square mile (138.3/km ).

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.62% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 8.08% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.56% from other competitions, and 0.94% from two or more competitions.

There were 960 homeholds out of which 26.8% had kids under the age of 18 residing with them, 38.2% were married couples residing together, 13.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older.

About 10.6% of families and 14.5% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.

Highway 63, Wisconsin Highway 27, and Wisconsin Highway 77 are three of the chief routes in the community.

Sawyer County Airport serves Hayward and the encircling communities.

Hayward is a prominent fishing destination because of the many lakes in the region including Lac Courte Oreilles, Grindstone Lake, Round Lake, Moose Lake, Spider Lake, Windigo Lake, and the Chippewa Flowage, which are known for yielding trophy-sized muskellunge ("muskie" or "musky"), northern pike, walleye, and smallmouth bass.

It includes a 143-foot (44 m) fiberglass musky, the world's biggest fiberglass structure. Tourists can climb up into the mouth of the fish, and look over the town, as well as Lake Hayward.

Sawyer County, where Hayward is located, has over 600 miles of groomed snowmobile trails, including 335 miles that run through county forests and connect with trails in adjoining counties. State owned trails include the Tuscobia Trail (51 miles), which runs from the Flambeau River to the county line and the Dead Horse Connector (38 miles) in the easterly Flambeau Forest.

The annual Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival is the biggest mass start mountain bike race in the United States. The first Fat Tire Festival was held in 1983 with 27 riders, and in 2008 the race was capped at 2500 competitors.

Hayward hosts the American Birkebeiner cross-country skiing race, the biggest cross nation ski marathon in North America. The American Birkebeiner first started in 1973.

But today over 13,000 skiers race every year. It is one of Haywards biggest and most prominent tourist attractions.

The Park Theatre is a performing arts center in Hayward, positioned on Highway 63.

Hayward High School and Hayward Middle School serve the community.

Hayward officially has one sister city: "City Officials".

History of Education in Sawyer County, Wisconsin by J.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Enumeration of Population and Housing".

"Sawyer County Snowmobile & ATV Alliance".

"Sawyer County Land & Water Use Planning 2014 to 2020" (PDF).

City of Hayward official website Municipalities and communities of Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States County seat: Hayward Bass Lake Couderay Draper Edgewater Hayward Hunter Lenroot Meadowbrook Meteor Ojibwa Radisson Round Lake Sand Lake Spider Lake Weirgor Winter Chief Lake Little Round Lake New Post Reserve Stone Lake This populated place also has portions in an contiguous county or counties

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