Wayne County, PA

Wayne County, Pennsylvania
The Wayne County Courthouse in Honesdale
Location in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location in the U.S.
Founded	March 21, 1798
Named for	Anthony Wayne
Seat	Honesdale
Largest borough	Honesdale
Area
• Total	751 sq mi (1,945 km2)
• Land	726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Water	25 sq mi (65 km2), 3.3%
Population (est.)
• (2015)	51,198
• Density	71/sq mi (27/km²)
Congressional district	10th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website	www.co.wayne.pa.us

Wayne is a sixth-class county in Pennsylvania. The county's population was 52,822 at the time of the 2010 United States Census. The county seat is the Borough of Honesdale. The county was formed from part of Northampton County on March 21, 1798, and was named for the Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Wayne County has a total area of 751 square miles (1,950 km²), of which 726 square miles (1,880 km²) is land and 25 square miles (65 km²) (3.3%) is water.

The terrain of the county is varied. In the wider northern half, the land is rugged along its border with New York State, while the southern portion tends to be swampier. Higher hills and mountains are predominantly found along the county's western edge, while lower ones are more common in the east, near the Delaware River. The middle section of Wayne County is a wide plain.

The highest elevation in the county, 2,659 ft (810 m), is the summit of Mount Ararat in Orson. Two other summits at the north end of the same ridge also exceed 2,640 ft (800 m) in elevation. The county's lowest point, at approximately 680 ft (210 m) above sea level, is along the Delaware, near Wayne County's border with Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Most of Wayne County is drained by the Delaware (which separates Pennsylvania from New York), with the exception of a few small areas in the western part of the county, which are drained by either the Starrucca Creek or the Lackawanna River (which both eventually flow into the Susquehanna River).