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History · Bayview

15% of Bayview’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
15%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bayview’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bayview are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bayview’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Bayview, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bayview yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bayview is a town in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 512 at the 2020 census, up from 487 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated community of Sioux is located in the town.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 487 to 512 (+5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Bayview, decade by decade

Today1 recent
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Famous people

Famous people close to Bayview

Nobody well known was born in Bayview itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Paul HammAmerican artistic gymnast · b. 1982
Morgan HammGymnast · b. 1982
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John SzarkowskiAmerican curator · b. 1925
Jennifer OuelletteAmerican science writer · b. 1964
Robin GreenfieldAmerican activist and adventurer · b. 1986
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John GordonAmerican curler · b. 1958
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Houghton, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Sioux

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Washburn4 historic placesA−WashburnIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBellIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBayfield6 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBarksdaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.