Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, It is on the Namekagon River. As of the 2020 census, 2,533 people lived there.^[2] Hayward is the county seat of Sawyer County. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.

Hayward, Wisconsin
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Location of the city of Hayward within Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Hayward, Wisconsin Location in Wisconsin
Coordinates: 46°0′36″N 91°28′50″W
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Sawyer
Formally Organized	1883
Area [1]
• Total	3.40 sq mi (8.81 km2)
• Land	3.17 sq mi (8.20 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,533
• Density	799.8/sq mi (308.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	54843[3]
Area code(s)	715 and 534[4]
FIPS code	55-33450[5]
GNIS feature ID	1583370[6]
Website	www.cityofhaywardwi.gov

History

Hayward was named for Anthony Judson Hayward, who built a sawmill there.^[7]

Geography

The city has a total area of 3.40 square miles (8.81 km²). Of this, 3.17 square miles (8.21 km²) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) is water.^[1]

Sister city

Hayward officially has one sister city:

Lillehammer, Norway

Notable people

• Fritz Ackley, MLB player
• Nate DeLong, NBA player
• Jim Denomie, artist
• Sean Duffy, reality television star, ESPN commentator, U.S. House of Representatives
• Dan Plante, NHL player
• Al Capone, Chicago gangster, owned a hideaway-retreat near Hayward/Couderay in the 1920s and 1930s.^[8]