Wayne County, Missouri

Wayne County
Wayne County
County
	Wayne County Courthouse in Greenville
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°07′N 90°28′W / 37.11°N 90.46°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	December 11, 1818
Named for	Anthony Wayne
Seat	Greenville
Largest city	Piedmont
Area
• Total	774 sq mi (2,000 km2)
• Land	759 sq mi (1,970 km2)
• Water	15 sq mi (40 km2) 1.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	10,974
• Density	14/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th

Wayne County is a county located in the Ozark foothills in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,974.^[1] The county seat is Greenville.^[2] The county was officially organized on December 11, 1818, and is named after General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, who served in the American Revolution.^[3] As of August 28, 2023, Wayne County is designated the UFO Capital of Missouri, along with the city of Piedmont.^[4]

^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.
^ "10.247". revisor.mo.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[1] "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] Eaton, David Wolfe (1918). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 370.

[4] "10.247". revisor.mo.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

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