Hayward, Wisconsin

Hayward is a city in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States, It is on the Namekagon River. As of the 2010 census, 2,318 people lived there. Hayward is the county seat of Sawyer County. The city is surrounded by the Town of Hayward.

History
Hayward was named for Anthony Judson Hayward, who built a sawmill there.

Geography
The city has a total area of 3.36 sqmi. Of this, 3.13 sqmi is land and 0.23 sqmi is water.

Sister city
Hayward officially has one sister city:
 * 🇳🇴 Lillehammer, Norway

Notable people

 * Fritz Ackley, MLB player
 * Nate DeLong, NBA player
 * Jim Denomie, artist
 * Sean Duffy, reality television star, ESPN commentator, U.S. House of Representatives
 * Dan Plante, NHL player
 * Al Capone, Chicago gangster, owned a hideaway-retreat near Hayward/Couderay in the 1920s and 1930s.

Other websites

 * City of Hayward
 * Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce
 * Sawyer County Record - local newspaper