Hayfield, Minnesota

About Hayfield

Hayfield is a small town in southeastern Minnesota with an estimated population of 1,361.

Hayfield holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.25 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,089 residents per square mile.

📰 Hayfield News Today

• Gene Earl Whittington Obituary Sep 15, 2026 Czaplewski Family Funeral Homes & Crematory · Sep 15
• Carolyn May McDonald Obituary (1932 - 2026) - Hayfield, MN - KIMT Legacy | Obituary · Sep 29
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Hayfield, 55940, Minnesota - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Aug 10
• Tornado Tears Across Farm | Hayfield, MN news8000.com · Apr 17
• Hayfield Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Hayfield Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Hayfield

• Uncle Mony's — burger

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hayfield

• Bud Jensen Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Vernon Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hayfield

• HAYFIELD ELEMENTARY
• HAYFIELD SECONDARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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