Hawkins is a village in Rusk County in north-central Wisconsin, United States.

Before the railroad came, the area around Hawkins was forested, cut by Main Creek and its tributaries, with swamp in the lowlands along those branches.

The railroad created a station near where it crossed the south fork of Main Creek, which became Hawkins.

There is also a suggestion that the Norwegian settlers may have named the town for King Haakon of Norway.

[7]: 23 An 1888 map of the township shows a siding and depot and a few other buildings north of the main rail line.

[7]: 23–24  A 1914 map of Hawkins shows tidy blocks of residential lots with two churches, a school, and a rail spur arcing off into the yards of the Ellingson Lumber Co.[10] Early on the community had a small log school that accommodated 5 or 6 students.

[7]: 24 In 1920 a cheese factory opened and the town began a burst of growth.

The plant burned in 1967, but rebuilt and eventually became Norco[7]: 80–81  and now Jeld-Wen - the sole large manufacturer left in Hawkins.

[13] Hawkins is along U.S. Highway 8 and County Road M. As of the census[3] of 2010, there were 305 people, 159 households, and 84 families living in the village.

40.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.