Port Wing, Wisconsin
Port Wing, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Port Wing | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′29″N 91°23′12″W / 46.77472°N 91.38667°WCoordinates: 46°46′29″N 91°23′12″W / 46.77472°N 91.38667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Bayfield |
| Town | Port Wing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.150 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Land | 1.150 sq mi (2.98 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 676 ft (206 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 164 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54865 |
| Area code(s) | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571798[1] |
Port Wing (also Portwing) is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Port Wing, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1][2] The community is along Wisconsin Highway 13 and Bayfield County Highway A. It is 30 miles (48 km) west of Bayfield. The Flag River enters Lake Superior at Port Wing's harbor.[3]
Population[]
As of the 2010 census, its population is 164.[4] Port Wing has an area of 1.150 square miles (2.98 km2), all of it land.
Education[]
Port Wing is the site of South Shore School District.[5]
Notable people[]
- Jolene Anderson, former WNBA player, Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 2007-08 and the all-time leading scorer for the University of Wisconsin women's basketball team, grew up in Port Wing.
- Megan Gustafson, 2019 Naismith Award winner and two-time Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year at the University of Iowa, was raised from infancy in Port Wing (though born in a Duluth, Minnesota hospital).
- Gary Sherman, politician and jurist, lived in Port Wing.[6]
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Port Wing, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ Hometownlocator.com
- ^ "Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bayfield County, Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
- ^ South Shore School District
- ^ Votesmart.org.-Gary Sherman
External links[]
| show Municipalities and communities of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States |
|---|
| show Authority control  |
|---|
 | This article about a location in Bayfield County, Wisconsin is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- Census-designated places in Bayfield County, Wisconsin
- Census-designated places in Wisconsin
- Northern Wisconsin geography stubs