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Wayne County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Anthony Wayne
- Seat
- Fairfield
- Largest city
- Fairfield
- Total
- 715 sq mi (1,850 km )
- Land
- 714 sq mi (1,850 km )
- Water
- 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 15,882
- Density
- 22.3/sq mi (8.6/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- www .fairfield-il .com /county /
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 16179
- Area
- 715
- Official website
- www.fairfield-il.com/county
- Image
- Wayne County Courthouse in Fairfield.jpg
- Households
- 7114
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- Commons category
- Wayne County, Illinois
- inception
- 1819-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Wayne County
- per capita income
- 26502
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Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 16,179. Its county seat is Fairfield. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
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