Wayne County
Also known as Wayne County, Tennessee, Wayne County, TN
county in Tennessee, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Tennessee
- Named after
- General Anthony Wayne
- Seat
- Waynesboro
- Largest city
- Clifton
- Total
- 736 sq mi (1,910 km )
- Land
- 734 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Water
- 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 16,416
- Density
- 22.1/sq mi (8.54/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
Article
Wayne County is a county located in south central Tennessee, along the Alabama border. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,232. Its county seat is Waynesboro. The county is named after General "Mad Anthony" Wayne, a prominent military leader in the American Revolutionary War.
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