Wayne County, Ohio
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Wayne County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Ohio |
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 Ohio's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 4, 1812 (date organized; formed 1808) | |
| Named for | General Anthony Wayne | |
| Seat | Wooster | |
| Largest city | Wooster | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 557 sq mi (1,443 km2) | |
| • Land | 555 sq mi (1,437 km2) | |
| • Water | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2), 0.3% | |
| Population (est.) | ||
| • (2015) | 116,063 | |
| • Density | 206/sq mi (80/km²) | |
| Congressional district | 16th | |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 | |
| Website | www |
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Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster. The county is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne.
Wayne County comprises the Wooster, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 557 square miles (1,440 km2), of which 555 square miles (1,440 km2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) (0.3%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 111,564 people, 40,445 households, and 29,484 families residing in the county. The population density was 201 people per square mile (78/km²). There were 42,324 housing units at an average density of 76 per square mile (29/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.52% White, 1.57% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.66% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 31.7% were of German, 13.9% American, 9.6% Irish, 9.0% English and 5.5% Swiss ancestry according to Census 2000. 91.5% spoke English, 3.2% German, 1.6% Dutch, 1.5% Pennsylvania Dutch and 1.2% Spanish as their first language.
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