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Wayne County
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county in West Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- West Virginia
- Founded
- January 18, 1842
- Named after
- Anthony Wayne
- Seat
- Wayne
- Largest city
- Kenova
- Total
- 512 sq mi (1,330 km )
- Land
- 506 sq mi (1,310 km )
- Water
- 6.1 sq mi (16 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 37,309
- Density
- 77.0/sq mi (29.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
- Website
- www .waynecountywv .org
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 38982
- Area
- 512
- Official website
- waynecountywv.org
- Image
- Joseph S. Miller House at Kenova.jpg
- Households
- 15228
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- Commons category
- Wayne County, West Virginia
- inception
- 1842-01-18
- water as percent of area
- 1.2
- native label
- Wayne County
- per capita income
- 23973
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Wayne County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,982. Its county seat is Wayne. The county was founded in 1842 and named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Wayne County is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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