Wayne County, Nebraska

Wayne County
Wayne County
County
	Wayne County Courthouse in Wayne
	Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
	Nebraska's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 42°13′N 97°07′W / 42.21°N 97.12°W
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
Founded	1870
Named for	Anthony Wayne
Seat	Wayne
Largest city	Wayne
Area
• Total	443 sq mi (1,150 km2)
• Land	443 sq mi (1,150 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1 km2) 0.09%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,697
• Density	22/sq mi (8.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	3rd
Website	www.waynecountyne.org

Wayne County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,697.^[1] Its county seat is Wayne.^[2]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Wayne County is represented by the prefix 27 (it had the 27th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).

^ "Wayne County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[1] "Wayne County, Nebraska". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2023.

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

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