Hayward, Wisconsin
Encyclopedia
Hayward is a city in Sawyer County
, Wisconsin
, United States
, next to the Namekagon River
. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward
.
, Wisconsin Highway 27, and Wisconsin Highway 77 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (7.48%) is water.
of 2000, there were 2,129 people, 960 households, and 530 families residing in the city. The population density
was 717.2 people per square mile (276.8/km²). There were 1,064 housing units at an average density of 358.4 per square mile (138.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.62% White, 0.14% Black or African American
, 8.08% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.56% from other races
, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic
or Latino
of any race.
There were 960 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples
living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population 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. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,421, and the median income for a family was $36,287. Males had a median income of $30,174 versus $20,769 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,658. About 10.6% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of the 2010 census there are 2,318 people living in Hayward
Radio
Television
Stations received in Hayward that are from the Duluth
area:
offers several degrees. Hayward High School
provides high school education to youths in the school district.
Hayward is a popular fishing
destination because of the many lakes in the area including Lac Courte Oreilles
, Grindstone Lake
, Round Lake, Moose 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 is also home to the "Quiet Lakes" (Teal, Ghost and Lost Land Lakes), which do not allow water sports as do the larger lakes. Hayward is home to the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
contained within the 200 feet (61 m) long tribute to the Musky. One can climb up into the mouth of the fish, a fiberglass
sculpture, and look over the town, as well as Lake Hayward
. During the Christmas season, Santa Claus
can often be found peering over the town from the musky's mouth. In addition to fishing, Hayward is also a hot spot for deer hunting, golfing, cross-country skiing
, snowmobiling, and road and mountain biking.
Hayward is the site of many festivals and events. The annual Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival is the largest gathering of off-road mountain bike riders in the world, and is the largest 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. The two main races include the 40-mile “Chequamegon 40”, and the 16-mile “Short and Fat”.
Participants in the annual Lumberjack World Championships compete in a variety of lumberjack
games such as log rolling, chopping, sawing, and chainsaw
events.
Hayward hosts the American Birkebeiner
cross-country skiing
race.
Both the Birkebeiner and Fat Tire Festival are the largest races of their type in the country.
The horror film Blood Hook
was filmed in Hayward, Wisconsin by MST3K co-creator Jim Mallon
.
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe also host several powwows throughout the year. Notably, the Veterans in November and Honor The Earth, in July. To find out more information, go to http://haywardareachamber.com/events_honortheearth.html
Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Sawyer County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2000, the population was 16,196. Its county seat is Hayward.-History:The county is named for Philetus Sawyer, who represented Wisconsin in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in the 19th century.-Geography:According to...
, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, next to the Namekagon River
Namekagon River
The Namekagon River is a tributary of the St. Croix River. It is approximately 95 mi long and is located in northwestern Wisconsin in the United States. Its course is protected as part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway....
. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward
Hayward (town), Wisconsin
Hayward is a town in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,279 at the 2000 census. The town is located near the City of Hayward.U.S...
.
Transportation
U.S. Highway 63U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 is a long north–south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota. It is not related to U.S...
, Wisconsin Highway 27, and Wisconsin Highway 77 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.
Geography
Hayward is located at 46°0′36"N 91°28′50"W (46.01, -91.480556).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²) of it (7.48%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 2,129 people, 960 households, and 530 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 717.2 people per square mile (276.8/km²). There were 1,064 housing units at an average density of 358.4 per square mile (138.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.62% White, 0.14% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 8.08% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.56% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.85% of the population were Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
or Latino
Latino
The demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American descent."* "A Latin American."* "A person of Hispanic, especially Latin-American, descent, often one living in the United States."...
of any race.
There were 960 households out of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 13.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.
In the city the population 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. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,421, and the median income for a family was $36,287. Males had a median income of $30,174 versus $20,769 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $16,658. About 10.6% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over.
As of the 2010 census there are 2,318 people living in Hayward
Media
Print- The Sawyer County Record is the local newspaper, published every Wednesday.
Radio
- WHSM (AM)WHSM (AM)WHSM is a radio station licensed to serve Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. The station is owned by the Red Rock Radio Corporation.WHSM broadcasts an adult standards music format, including satellite-fed programming from Dial Global....
910 and WHSM-FMWHSM-FMWHSM-FM is a radio station licensed to serve Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. The station is owned by the Red Rock Radio Corporation....
101.1, owned by Red Rock Radio - WRLS-FMWRLS-FMWRLS-FM is a radio station licensed to serve the community of Hayward, Wisconsin, USA. The station's broadcast license is held by Vacationland Broadcasting, Inc....
92.3, owned by Vacationland Broadcasting - WOJB-FM 88.9, owned by the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe
Television
Stations received in Hayward that are from the Duluth
Duluth, Minnesota
Duluth is a port city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Saint Louis County. The fourth largest city in Minnesota, Duluth had a total population of 86,265 in the 2010 census. Duluth is also the second largest city that is located on Lake Superior after Thunder Bay, Ontario,...
area:
- 3 KDLHKDLHKDLH is the CBS-affiliated television station for the Iron Range area of Northeastern Minnesota that is licensed to Duluth. It broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter west of downtown in Hilltop Park. Owned by the Malara Broadcast Group, the station is...
(CBS) - 6 KBJR (NBC)
- 8 WDSE (PBS)
- 10 WDIO (ABC)
Education
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community CollegeLac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College is a technical and community college for the Hayward, Wisconsin area.The college was founded by the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in 1982 to serve the tribe and the local Hayward community...
offers several degrees. Hayward High School
Hayward High School (Wisconsin)
Hayward High School serves students in and around Hayward, Wisconsin. The mission of HHS is to "empower all students and staff to reach their highest potential by providing a safe, healhty, interactive learning environment which emphasizes the importance of academic excellence, global awareness,...
provides high school education to youths in the school district.
Tourism
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
destination because of the many lakes in the area including Lac Courte Oreilles
Lac Courte Oreilles
Lac Courte Oreilles is a large freshwater lake located in north central Wisconsin in Sawyer County in townships 39 and 40 north, ranges 8 and 9 west. It is irregular in shape having numerous peninsulas and bays, being approximately six miles long in a southwest to northeast direction and with a...
, Grindstone Lake
Grindstone Lake
-Geographical and General Information:Grindstone Lake is a large freshwater lake located in north central Wisconsin in the Town of Bass Lake, Sawyer County, United States, in township 40 north, ranges 8 and 9 west. The lake is roughly oval shaped being approximately three miles in length east to...
, Round Lake, Moose Lake, Windigo Lake, and the Chippewa Flowage, which are known for yielding trophy-sized muskellunge
Muskellunge
A muskellunge , also known as a muskelunge, muscallonge, milliganong, or maskinonge , is a large, relatively uncommon freshwater fish of North America. Muskellunge are the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae...
("muskie" or "musky"), northern pike
Northern Pike
The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...
, walleye
Walleye
Walleye is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European pikeperch...
, and smallmouth bass
Smallmouth bass
The smallmouth bass is a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of the order Perciformes. It is the type species of its genus...
. It is also home to the "Quiet Lakes" (Teal, Ghost and Lost Land Lakes), which do not allow water sports as do the larger lakes. Hayward is home to the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
The Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame in Hayward, Wisconsin, dedicated to promoting freshwater fishing. Approximately 100,000 visitors tour the museum each year. The -long muskie sculpture is the world's largest muskie.-Museum:...
contained within the 200 feet (61 m) long tribute to the Musky. One can climb up into the mouth of the fish, a fiberglass
Fiberglass
Glass fiber is a material consisting of numerous extremely fine fibers of glass.Glassmakers throughout history have experimented with glass fibers, but mass manufacture of glass fiber was only made possible with the invention of finer machine tooling...
sculpture, and look over the town, as well as Lake Hayward
Lake Hayward (Wisconsin)
Lake Hayward is in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, and is fed by the Namekagon River and is part of the Saint Croix National Scenic RiverwayThe Lumberjack Bowl is a large bay on Lake Hayward that is used for the Lumberjack World Championship....
. During the Christmas season, Santa Claus
Santa Claus
Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
can often be found peering over the town from the musky's mouth. In addition to fishing, Hayward is also a hot spot for deer hunting, golfing, cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
, snowmobiling, and road and mountain biking.
Hayward is the site of many festivals and events. The annual Chequamegon Fat Tire Festival is the largest gathering of off-road mountain bike riders in the world, and is the largest 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. The two main races include the 40-mile “Chequamegon 40”, and the 16-mile “Short and Fat”.
Participants in the annual Lumberjack World Championships compete in a variety of lumberjack
Lumberjack
A lumberjack is a worker in the logging industry who performs the initial harvesting and transport of trees for ultimate processing into forest products. The term usually refers to a bygone era when hand tools were used in harvesting trees principally from virgin forest...
games such as log rolling, chopping, sawing, and chainsaw
Chainsaw
A chainsaw is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine...
events.
Hayward hosts the American Birkebeiner
American Birkebeiner
The American Birkebeiner is the largest, and one of the longest cross country ski races in North America. The two premier events are the classic and the freestyle race from Cable to Hayward, Wisconsin. The 2011 race will be held on February 26...
cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
race.
Both the Birkebeiner and Fat Tire Festival are the largest races of their type in the country.
The horror film Blood Hook
Blood Hook
-Plot:The plot of the film revolves around a murderer killing fishermen with an over-sized fishhook during a Wisconsin fishing festival. The film was shot on location in the community of Hayward, Wisconsin; the town's landmark giant fiberglass muskie is prominently featured in the film...
was filmed in Hayward, Wisconsin by MST3K co-creator Jim Mallon
Jim Mallon
Jim Mallon is an American television and film producer and writer, most notable for being executive producer of the Peabody Award-winning series Mystery Science Theater 3000 ...
.
The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe also host several powwows throughout the year. Notably, the Veterans in November and Honor The Earth, in July. To find out more information, go to http://haywardareachamber.com/events_honortheearth.html
Sister City
Hayward officially has one sister city:
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Notable people
- Fritz AckleyFritz AckleyFlorian Frederick Ackley was a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox for two years. After staying in the minors for a time, he was called up in . He was purchased by the St. Louis Cardinals after the season, but didn't make it back to the Majors.-External links:...
, MLB player - Nate DeLongNate DeLongNate DeLong was a center in the National Basketball Association.-Biography:A native of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, DeLong was a long-time resident of Hayward, Wisconsin. From 1989 to 2008, he served on the Board of Supervisors of Sawyer County, Wisconsin...
, NBA player - Jim DenomieJim DenomieJim Denomie is an Ojibwe painter. He is known for his colorful, at times comical, looks at United States history and Native Americans.-Early life:...
, artist - Sean DuffySean Duffy (Wisconsin)Sean Patrick Duffy is an American politician, prosecutor, former sports commentator and reality television personality. He first entered public life as a cast member on The Real World: Boston and 2002's Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons, before going on to serve as district...
, reality television star, ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
commentator, U.S. House of Representatives, representing the 7th District of Wisconsin - Dan PlanteDan PlanteDaniel Leon Plante is a retired American professional ice hockey forward who played 159 games in the National Hockey League for the New York Islanders. He was drafted as the New York Islanders 3rd choice and 48th overall. He is currently a player agent at Northwest Sports.-External links:...
, NHL player - J.R. Salzman, world champion logroller
- Al CaponeAl CaponeAlphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone was an American gangster who led a Prohibition-era crime syndicate. The Chicago Outfit, which subsequently became known as the "Capones", was dedicated to smuggling and bootlegging liquor, and other illegal activities such as prostitution, in Chicago from the early...
, Chicago gangster, owned a hideaway-retreat near Hayward/Couderay in the 1920s and 1930s. The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Ojibwe, notably bought Al Capone's former hideout. In recent years, it had been a restaurant and tavern with memorabilia museum. The tribe paid $2.6 million dollars for the purchase and also regained formerly ceded lands to be returned into Trust and added into the existing reservation.
External links
- Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce
- Sawyer County Record - local newspaper