Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, convert|30|mi|km from the Namekagon River. The population was 2,129 at the 2000 census. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.

U.S. Highway 63, Wisconsin Highway 27, and Wisconsin Highway 77 are three of the main arterial routes in the community.

Hayward is a popular fishing destination due to the many lakes in the area (including Lac Courte Oreilles, Moose, Grindstone, Windigo, and Round Lakes, 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 are strictly fishing resorts- they do not allow water sports as does Round Lake. Hayward is home to the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame contained within the convert|200|ft|m|sing=on-long tribute to the Musky. One can climb up into the mouth of the fish 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, and snowmobiling, as well as road & 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”. [http://www.cheqfattire.com/festival.html]

Participants in the annual Lumberjack World Championships compete in a variety of lumberjack games such as logrolling, 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.

Geography

Hayward is located at coor dms|46|0|47|N|91|29|1|W|city (46.013085, -91.483874)GR|1.

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.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,129 people, 960 households, and 529 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/sq mi (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.

References

External links

* [http://www.haywardlakes.com/ Hayward Lakes Visitors & Convention Bureau]
* [http://www.haywardareachamber.com/ Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.haywardwis.com/ Sawyer County Record] - local newspaper