| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Bayfield |
| Town | Port Wing |
| Area total | 1.150 sq mi |
| Area land | 1.150 sq mi |
| Area water | 0 sq mi |
| Population as of | 2020 |
| Population total | 156 |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| Time zone (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Elevation | 676 ft |
| Coordinates | 46°46′29″N 91°23′12″W |
| ZIP code | 54865 |
| Area codes | 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] As of the 2020 census, Port Wing had a population of 156.[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
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
Port Wing is the site of South Shore School District.[6]
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.[7]
Notes
- ^
- ^ Hometownlocator.com
- ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bayfield County, Wisconsin". Archived from the original 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