Wayne County, Nebraska
Wayne County | |
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Wayne County Courthouse in Wayne | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
Nebraska's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′N 97°07′W / 42.21°N 97.12°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Named after | 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 |
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Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,697. Its county seat is Wayne.
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).