Port Wing, Wisconsin

Port Wing, Wisconsin
Census-designated place
Port Wing
Coordinates: 46°46′29″N 91°23′12″W / 46.77472°N 91.38667°W / 46.77472; -91.38667Coordinates: 46°46′29″N 91°23′12″W / 46.77472°N 91.38667°W / 46.77472; -91.38667
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 Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
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 located on Wisconsin Highway 13, 30 miles (48 km) west of Bayfield. The Flagg 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

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Port Wing, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Hometownlocator.com
  3. ↑ Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Bayfield County, Wisconsin
  4. ↑ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  5. ↑ South Shore School District
  6. ↑ Votesmart.org.-Gary Sherman


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