Wayne County, Indiana

Wayne County
County
Wayne County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°52′N 85°01′W / 39.86°N 85.01°W / 39.86; -85.01
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	1811
Named for	Anthony Wayne
Seat	Richmond
Largest city	Richmond
Area
• Total	404.34 sq mi (1,047.2 km2)
• Land	401.74 sq mi (1,040.5 km2)
• Water	2.60 sq mi (6.7 km2)  0.64%
Population
• Estimate  (2021)	66,456
• Density	176/sq mi (68/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	co.wayne.in.us
Indiana county number 89

Wayne County is a county located in east central Indiana, United States, on the border with Ohio. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 66,553.^[1] The county seat is Richmond.^[2] Wayne County comprises the Richmond, IN Micropolitan Statistical Area. Richmond hosts Earlham College, a small private liberal arts college.