Wayne County, Mississippi

{{other uses|Wayne County (disambiguation){{!}}Wayne County}}

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Wayne County

| state = Mississippi

| seal =

| founded = 1809

| seat wl = Waynesboro

| largest city wl = Waynesboro

| area_total_sq_mi = 814

| area_land_sq_mi = 811

| area_water_sq_mi = 2.8

| area percentage = 0.3

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_total = 19779

| pop_est_as_of =

| population_est =

| population_density_sq_mi = auto

| web = www.waynecounty.ms

| ex image = Wayne County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg

| ex image cap = Wayne County Courthouse in Waynesboro

| district = 4th

| time zone = Central

| named for = Anthony Wayne

}}

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,779.{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Wayne County, Mississippi|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wayne_County,_Mississippi?g=0500000US28153|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 15, 2023}} Its county seat is Waynesboro.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} The county is named for General Anthony Wayne.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|814|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|811|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|2.8|sqmi}} (0.3%) is water.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 8, 2014|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074019/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_28.txt|archive-date=September 28, 2013}} It is the fifth-largest county in Mississippi by land area.

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Clarke County (north)
Choctaw County, Alabama (northeast)
Washington County, Alabama (southeast)
Greene County (south)
Perry County (southwest)
Jones County (west)
Jasper County (northwest)

=National protected area=

De Soto National Forest (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1810= 1253

|1820= 3323

|1830= 2781

|1840= 2120

|1850= 2892

|1860= 3691

|1870= 4206

|1880= 8741

|1890= 9817

|1900= 12539

|1910= 14709

|1920= 15467

|1930= 15295

|1940= 16928

|1950= 17010

|1960= 16258

|1970= 16650

|1980= 19135

|1990= 19517

|2000= 21216

|2010= 20747

|2020= 19779

|estyear=2023

|estimate=19703

|estref={{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 5, 2024}}

|align-fn=center

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 8, 2014}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 8, 2014}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ms190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 8, 2014}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 8, 2014}} 2010–2013{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/28/28153.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 7, 2013}}

}}

class="wikitable"

|+Wayne County by race as of 2020{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US28153&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White

|11,313

|57.2%

Black or African American

|7,708

|38.97%

Native American

|31

|0.16%

Asian

|35

|0.18%

Pacific Islander

|0.01%

Other/Mixed

|347

|1.75%

Hispanic or Latino

|343

|1.73%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 19,779 people, 7,683 households, and 5,390 families residing in the county.

Communities

=Cities=

Waynesboro (county seat)

=Towns=

State Line (mainly located in Greene County)

=Census-designated places=

=Unincorporated communities=

=Ghost towns=

Winchester

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Wayne County, Mississippi|whig=no|source1={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 3, 2018}}}}

Education

There is three school district in the county, Wayne County School District , Wayne Central School District and Waynesboro Riverview School.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28153_wayne/DC20SD_C28153.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wayne County, MS|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st28_ms/schooldistrict_maps/c28153_wayne/DC20SD_C28153_SD2MS.txt Text list]

The county is in the zone for Jones College.{{cite web|url=https://www.jcjc.edu/about/profile.php|title=Profile|publisher=Jones College|access-date=2024-09-27}}

References

External links

[http://www.waynecoso.org/ Wayne County Sheriff's Office]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070310234924/http://www.mississippicourthouses.com/Wayne/ Mississippi Courthouses – Wayne County]
{{Commons category-inline|Wayne County, Mississippi}}

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Wayne County, Mississippi

|North = Clarke County

|Northeast = Choctaw County, Alabama

|East =

|Southeast = Washington County, Alabama

|South = Greene County

|Southwest = Perry County

|West = Jones County

|Northwest = Jasper County

}}

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