Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Wayne County
County
The Wayne County Courthouse in Honesdale
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 41°39′N 75°19′W / 41.65°N 75.31°W / 41.65; -75.31
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
Founded	March 21, 1798
Named for	Anthony Wayne
Seat	Honesdale
Largest borough	Honesdale
Area
• Total	751 sq mi (1,950 km2)
• Land	726 sq mi (1,880 km2)
• Water	25 sq mi (60 km2)  3.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	51,155
• Density	70/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	8th
Website	waynecountypa.gov

Wayne is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The county's population was 51,155 at the 2020 census.^[1] The county seat is the Borough of Honesdale.^[2] The county was formed from part of Northampton County on March 21, 1798,^[3] and was named for the Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne.^[2] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.^[a]

The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, rises in southern Wayne County.

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