Hayward, Wisconsin
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 Center of Hayward |
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Wisconsin | ||
| County : | Sawyer County | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 1 ′ N , 91 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,318 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 266.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 8.7 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 363 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 54843 | ||
| Area code : | +1 715 and +1 534 | ||
| FIPS : | 55-33450 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1583370 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofhaywardwi.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Bill Swintkowski | ||
Hayward is a small town (with the status " City ") and the administrative center of the Sawyer County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 Hayward had 2,318 residents, making it the county's largest city.
geography
Hayward is located in central northwest Wisconsin on both sides of the Namekagon River , which is part of the Mississippi basin over the Saint Croix River . In the city center, the Namekagon River is dammed up to Hayward Lake .
The geographical coordinates of Hayward are 46 ° 00'36 "north latitude and 91 ° 28'50" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 8.7 km² and is completely surrounded by the Town of Hayward without belonging to it.
The Chequamegon National Forest is about 20 km east of Hayward.
The neighboring towns of Hayward are Phipps (8.5 km northeast), Little Round Lake (14 km east-southeast), Stone Lake (13.5 km south) and Springbrook (20.5 km southwest).
The closest major cities are Duluth on Lake Superior in Minnesota (120 km northwest), Wausau (258 km southeast), Green Bay on Lake Michigan (408 km in the same direction), Wisconsin's capital Madison (450 km south-southeast), Eau Claire (168 km) km south) and the Twin Cities ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) in Minnesota (212 km southwest).
traffic
US Highway 63 and Wisconsin State Highways 27 and 77 run through Hayward . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A railway line for freight traffic on the Canadian National Railway (CN) ends in Hayward .
With the Sawyer County Airport is located 3.7 km northeast of the city center, a small airfield. The nearest commercial airports are Duluth International Airport (129 km northwest), Chippewa Valley Regional Airport in Eau Claire (158 km south) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (227 km southwest).
history
Hayward was named after Anthony Judson Hayward , who built the area's first sawmill.
tourism
Hayward hosts the annual Lumberjack World Championships . In the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame , a freshwater fish museum, there is the largest replica of a muscle lung at 61 meters . The American Birkebeiner , a ski marathon run by the Worldloppet Ski Association, is held in Hayward.
population
According to the 2010 census , Hayward had 2318 people in 1048 households. The population density was 266.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.1 people lived in each of the 1,048 households.
The racial the population was composed of 83.3 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 11.8 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and 0.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 3.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 55.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.8 percent were 65 years or older. 52.5 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 25,565 USD . The per capita income was $ 17,080. 34.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Town twinning
It is twinned with Lillehammer in Norway.
Known residents
- Sean Duffy (* 1971) - Republican member of the US House of Representatives since 2011 - born in Hayward
- Corrine Malcolm (* 1990) - biathlete - born in Hayward
- Allen Rivkin (1903–1990) - screenwriter - born in Hayward
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ^ North American Numbering Plan Administration
- ↑ City website, list of city administration employees ( memento of the original from October 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved August 20, 2014
- ↑ Distances according to Google Maps.Retrieved August 20, 2014
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Railroad Map (PDF; 379 kB) Retrieved August 20, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Sawyer County Airport Accessed on August 20, 2014
