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A town of 498, settled in 1892.
15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Gays Mills, below both Wisconsin’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). The biggest park or preserve is Log Cabin Heritage Park, at 25 acres. Gays Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 557 in 1910, a peak of 737 in 1940, 523 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1908 and 3 maps from 1924 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gays Mills, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
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Gays Mills has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 9° and about 38 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Gays Mills for work: only 6% work in town. Gays Mills’ average trip to work is 29 minutes, against 22 minutes in Wisconsin’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. 14% of Gays Mills residents live below the poverty line.
| Gays Mills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 103 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gays Mills.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Gays Mills. Gays Mills beats the Wisconsin average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 22% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Gays Mills.
| Gays Mills | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Gays Mills | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.6% | 77.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 14.3% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Log Cabin Heritage Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Gays Mills; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Gays Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Gays Mills is a village in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 523 at the 2020 census.
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Gays Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.