Welcome to Hawkins ...
The village of Hawkins is located in Rusk County<1>.
The location of Hawkins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hawkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Hawkins has a population of 278 people<3> (see below for details).
Hawkins is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Hawkins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Hawkins: (715) and (534)<5>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hawkins had an population of 278 people. This is a decrease of 8.85% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.3% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Hawkins had a population of 305 people. This makes Hawkins the county's 16th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 305 people, the population of Hawkins decreased 3.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 317 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Hawkins.
Communities Also Named Hawkins ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Hawkins: This one is located in Rusk County and the other is located in Chippewa County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 19 communities that are also named Hawkins - they are located in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hawkins.
Communities near Hawkins ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hawkins.
- Ladysmith
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Phillips
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Sheldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Kennan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Tony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Catawba is located in Price County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Conrath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Glen Flora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Jump River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor 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 Hawkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hawkins.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hawkins. 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 Hawkins.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hawkins. See our Newspapers Page for Hawkins.
Adding Hawkins to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hawkins 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 Hawkins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hawkins post office opened in 1888.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hawkins.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hawkins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Rusk County: www.ruskcounty.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 Rusk, 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 Hawkins. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hawkins - 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/ |