Wayne County

Also known as Wayne County, West Virginia, Wayne County, Virginia, Wayne County, WV

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 )

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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.