Wayne County
Also known as Wayne County, Georgia, Wayne County, GA
county in Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- Founded
- December 7, 1803 ; 223 years ago ( 1803 )
- Named after
- Anthony Wayne
- Seat
- Jesup
- Largest city
- Jesup
- Total
- 649 sq mi (1,680 km )
- Land
- 642 sq mi (1,660 km )
- Water
- 7.0 sq mi (18 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 32,481
- Density
- 47/sq mi (18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Wayne County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,144. The county seat is Jesup.