Welcome to Hayward ...
The city of Hayward is located in Sawyer County<1> and is the County Seat for Sawyer County.
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<2> (see below for details).
Hayward is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hayward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hayward: 715 & 534<4>
The ZIP code for Hayward: 54843<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 (or 14.01% 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 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)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Couderay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Phipps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Little Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Chief Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Reserve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Seeley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Stone Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Earl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Cable
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
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 (so far) 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.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hayward.
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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hayward. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hayward - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Hayward area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Hayward area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Hayward). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hayward or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |