The Greater Northwoods

Town in Bayfield County

Town of Port Wing

Population
389
County
Bayfield County
Location
46.748, -91.336

The Town of Port Wing is a small unincorporated township on the Lake Superior south shore in western Bayfield County, Wisconsin, in the Greater Northwoods. It is governed by an elected town board (chair Scott Jardine) and hosts the unincorporated community and federal harbor of Port Wing, which enters Lake Superior where the Flag River meets the lake along Wisconsin Highway 13. The town recorded 389 residents at the 2020 census, is served by the South Shore School District, and is known for its 1903 school (the first Wisconsin district to provide free student transportation), its harbor and commercial-fishing heritage, and its Labor Day weekend Fish Boil.

The record

3 records name Town of Port Wing

What the records show

37 of 42 independently verified

Authoritative data

Overview

Population and demographics

  • Cdp 2020: 156 secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Cdp acs: 148 inferred via censusreporter.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Cdp income: 52500 inferred via censusreporter.org Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Town income: unknown unverified via censusreporter.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.
  • Seasonal swing: unknown unverified via portwing.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Government and civic

Schools

Economy and employers

  • Industries: fishing, tourism, small business, public sector secondary source via portwingmuseum.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Employers: unavailable (ranked list) unverified via portwingmuseum.org We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Institutions and anchors

  • Post office: Port Wing Post Office (54865) secondary source via en.wikipedia.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Museum: Heritage Hall Museum via portwingmuseum.org
  • Church: First Lutheran Church (1896) secondary source via portwingmuseum.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.
  • Library: unknown unverified via portwing.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Business and commerce

Media

Recreation and natural assets

  • Harbor: Port Wing Harbor / Harbor Park via portwing.gov
  • Flag river: Flag River estuary via portwing.gov
  • Known for: harbor, fishing heritage, historic first school bus secondary source via portwingmuseum.org Relayed by a secondary source. The primary record is cited but was not independently re-read.

Events and seasonal rhythm

Infrastructure and access

  • Airport: DLH ~60 miles inferred via travelmath.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Nearest hub: Ashland ~43 miles; Superior/Duluth ~40-60 miles inferred via travelmath.com Reasoned from other facts on this page, not reported directly.
  • Broadband: unknown unverified via portwing.gov We could not confirm this against a primary public record, so we are telling you rather than hiding it.

Local government

Every figure here traces to a primary public record, linked at the fact. We gather and cite; we do not author. See something off? Tell us.

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