Port Wing, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Port Wing, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin
Pushpin Label:Port Wing
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Wisconsin
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bayfield
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Port Wing
Area Total Sq Mi:1.150
Area Land Sq Mi:1.150
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:164
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:676
Coordinates:46.7747°N -91.3867°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:54865
Area Code:715 and 534
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1571798

Port Wing (also Portwing) is an unincorporated census-designated place in the town of Port Wing, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community is along Wisconsin Highway 13 and Bayfield County Highway A. It is west of Bayfield. The Flag River enters Lake Superior at Port Wing's harbor.[2]

Population

As of the 2010 census, its population is 164.[3] Port Wing has an area of 1.15mi2, all of it land.

Education

Port Wing is the site of South Shore School District.[4]

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://wisconsin.hometownlocator.com/wi/bayfield/port-wing.cfm Hometownlocator.com
  2. Web site: Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bayfield County, Wisconsin . 2014-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516224901/http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/travel/maps/docs/counties/bayfield.pdf . 2008-05-16 . dead .
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 19 April 2011.
  4. http://www.sshore.k12.wi.us/ South Shore School District
  5. http://votesmart.org/candidate/26334/gary-sherman Votesmart.org.-Gary Sherman