Wayne County | |
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Coordinates: 42°13′N 97°07′W / 42.21°N 97.12°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
Founded | 1870 |
Named for | Anthony Wayne |
Seat | Wayne |
Largest city | Wayne |
Area | |
• Total | 443 sq mi (1,150 km2) |
• Land | 443 sq mi (1,150 km2) |
• Water | 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) 0.09% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,697 |
• Density | 22/sq mi (8.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 3rd |
Website | www |
Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,697.[1] Its county seat is Wayne.[2]
In the Nebraska license plate system, Wayne County is represented by the prefix 27 (it had the 27th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).