Hayward, Minnesota

About Hayward

Hayward, MN is a tiny community located in southeastern Minnesota counting 249 people who proudly call it home.

Hayward holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.61 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 408 residents per square mile.

📰 Hayward News Today

• Rev. Susie Hayward Shares Minnesota’s Recipe for Resistance with Baylor Crowd Good Faith Media · Apr 23
• Hayward, MN Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 19
• Jacob Robert Carlson Obituary Apr 20, 2026 Worlein Funeral Home · Apr 20
• Vernon "Vern" Peter Lunde Obituary Aug 21, 2026 Bayview Freeborn Funeral Home · Aug 21
• Hayward Field Awaits: Minnesota's Elite to Chase NCAA Gold - University of Minnesota Athletics University of Minnesota Athletics · Jun 8

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What Makes Hayward 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hayward

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