Port Wing, Wisconsin
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| 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 | |
• Total | 156 |
| • Density | 136/sq mi (52.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 54865 |
| Area codes | 715 and 534 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1571798[2] |
Port Wing (also Portwing) is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Port Wing, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[2][3] The community is situated along Wisconsin Highway 13 and Bayfield County Highway A and is 30 miles (48 km) west of Bayfield. The Flag River enters Lake Superior at Port Wing's harbor.[4]
Population and area
[edit | edit source]As of the 2020 census, Port Wing's population was 156, which was a decrease from the figure of 164 tabulated in 2010.[5] Port Wing has an area of 1.150 square miles (2.98 km2), all land.
Education
[edit | edit source]Port Wing is the site of South Shore School District.[6]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- 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.[7]
Notes
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- ^ Hometownlocator.com
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- ^ South Shore School District
- ^ Votesmart.org.-Gary Sherman
External links
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