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Wayne County
Also known as Wayne County, Ohio, Wayne County, OH
county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- January 4, 1812 (date organized; formed 1808)
- Named after
- General Anthony Wayne
- Seat
- Wooster
- Largest city
- Wooster
- Total
- 557 sq mi (1,440 km )
- Land
- 555 sq mi (1,440 km )
- Water
- 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 116,758
- Density
- 210/sq mi (81/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
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Wayne County is a county located in the northeastern quadrant of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 116,894. Its county seat is Wooster. The county is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Wayne County comprises the Wooster, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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