Wayne County, Nebraska

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] It was founded in 1870.

Wayne County, like the City of Wayne, was named for the Revolutionary War hero General Anthony Wayne.[3]

References

  1. "QuickFacts: Wayne County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  3. Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 165.