Hawley, Minnesota Hawley, Minnesota Logo for the City of Hawley, Minnesota Logo for the City of Hawley, Minnesota Location of Hawley, Minnesota Location of Hawley, Minnesota Hawley is a town in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, along the Buffalo River.

The populace was 2,067 at the 2010 census. The town went through six quick name shifts after 1871 until, in 1872, it was finally titled after Thomas Hawley Canfield, an officer in the Northern Pacific Railway, which laid out the town. General Custer visited the town in 1876.

In 2007, the town started an ad campaign called "Hawley Would" (a homophonic play on words of "Hollywood").

The campaign focuses on both the small-town atmosphere of Hawley and its adjacency to the Fargo-Moorhead urbane area; Hawley is 22 miles from downtown Fargo.

3 Hawley School District According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 2.53 square miles (6.55 km2), all of it land. It is positioned in Vikingland of Minnesota, and has a number of pasture and farmlands nearby.

There were 854 homeholds of which 37.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 35.2% were non-families.

29.2% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 5.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.5% were from 25 to 44; 21.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,882 individuals, 744 homeholds, and 514 families residing in the city.

There were 744 homeholds out of which 34.3% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 19.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $35,652, and the median income for a family was $47,188.

Hawley School District The Hawley School District has a grades K-6 school building and a separate 7-12 school building.

Outside of sports the Hawley School District offers many opportunities in the field of arts.

The Buffalo River in Hawley Annual affairs in the Hawley region include the Hawley Rodeo (and Rodeo Parade), Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (WMSTR), and Hawley High School's Homecoming.

The Hjemkomst The small town of Hawley might be best known for its Hjemkomst Viking Ship.

The event is considered one of Hawley's finest. The ship is now positioned at the Hjemkomst Center exhibition in close-by Moorhead, Minnesota.

Hawley Golf Course An 18-hole course positioned on the easterly edge of the city.

Hawley Golf and Country Club amenities include snack bar, practice green, driving range, and practice area.

Hawley Public Schools' first graduation was in 1904.

The school was rebuilt and has continued burgeoning since then, and is now made up of an Elementary building and a High School building.

There is also a school in the Spring Prairie Hutterite colony that works in a joint accomplishment with the Hawley Public School system.

He was the pastor of the Hawley Lutheran Parish.

(Other region churches include Gran Lutheran Church, Hawley Alliance Church, Hawley Lutheran Church, Hawley United Methodist Church, Hegland Lutheran Church, Lysne Lutheran Church, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Rollag Lutheran Church, Solem Lutheran Church, and St.

Hawley's newspaper, The Hawley Herald, was involved in the manufacturing of the books Journey Back to Hawley (1972) and The Journey Continues (1997) to signify the town's anniversaries.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

United States Enumeration Bureau.

"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013".

https://hawley.k12.mn.us/html Hawley's School Site