Welcome to Hayward ...
The city of Hayward is located in Sawyer County<1> and is the County Seat for Sawyer County.
The location of Hayward has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hayward, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hayward has a population of 2,307 people<3> (see below for details).
Hayward is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Hayward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Hayward: (715) & (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hayward had an population of 2,307 people. This is a decrease of 0.47% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.36% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hayward had a population of 2,318 people (which is 14% of the total population of Sawyer County). This makes Hayward the county's 3rd most populous community.
The population of Hayward represents 0.04% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 384th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 2,318 people, the population of Hayward increased 8.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,129 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hayward.
Communities Also Named Hayward ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hayward - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hayward.
Communities near Hayward ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hayward.
- Minong
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Couderay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Phipps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Little Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Chief Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Reserve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Seeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Stone Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Earl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- New Post
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hayward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hayward.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hayward. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hayward.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hayward. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hayward.
Adding Hayward to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hayward in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hayward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hayward post office opened in 1881.
We also found Hayward in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayward.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hayward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sawyer County: www.sawyercountygov.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sawyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hayward. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |