Hayward is a census-designated place and former village in Pemiscot County, Missouri, United States.

[6] Hayward is now an unincorporated community classified by the Census Bureau as a census-designated place.

[7] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.25 square miles (0.65 km2), all land.

18.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were no families and 1.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 13.3% of those over 64.