Wayne County, Pennsylvania#Townships

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Wayne County

| state = Pennsylvania

| founded date = March 21

| founded year = 1798

| named for = Anthony Wayne

| seat wl = Honesdale

| largest city wl = Honesdale

| city type = borough

| area_total_sq_mi = 751

| area_land_sq_mi = 726

| area_water_sq_mi = 25

| area percentage = 3.3%

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 51,155

| density_sq_mi = 70

| district = 8th

| time zone = Eastern

| web = WayneCountyPA.gov

| ex image = Wayne County courthouse mod.jpg

| ex image size = 240

| ex image cap = The Wayne County Courthouse in Honesdale

}}

Wayne County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The county's population was 51,155 at the 2020 census.{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania?g=0500000US42127|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 18, 2022}} The county seat is the Borough of Honesdale.{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/|title=Wayne County, PA|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630121553/http://waynecountypa.gov/|archive-date=June 30, 2015|url-status=dead}} The county was formed from part of Northampton County on March 21, 1798,{{cite book|last=Goodrich|first=Phineas G.|date=1992|orig-year=1880|title=History of Wayne County|location=Baltimore|publisher=Gateway Press, Inc.}} and was named for the Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne. The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania and Pocono Mountains region of the state.{{efn|Includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Carbon, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan Counties}}

The Lehigh River, a {{convert|109|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} tributary of the Delaware River, begins in southern Wayne County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wayne County has a total area of {{convert|751|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|726|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|25|sqmi}} (3.3%) is water.{{cite report|author=|date=2014|title=2014 Census National Counties Gazetteer File for Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_gaz_counties_42.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 27, 2015}}

The terrain of the county is varied. In the wider northern half, the land is rugged along its border with New York State, while the southern portion tends to be swampier. Higher hills and mountains are predominantly found along the county's western edge, while lower ones are more common in the east, near the Delaware River. The middle section of Wayne County is a wide plain.

The highest elevation in the county, {{convert|2,659|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is the summit of Mount Ararat in Orson. Two other summits at the north end of the same ridge also exceed {{convert|2,640|ft|m|abbr=on}} in elevation. The county's lowest point, at approximately {{convert|680|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, is along the Delaware, near Wayne County's border with Pike County, Pennsylvania.

Most of Wayne County is drained by the Delaware (which separates Pennsylvania from New York), with the exception of a few small areas in the western part of the county, which are drained by either the Starrucca Creek or the Lackawanna River (which both eventually flow into the Susquehanna River).

The county has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in Honesdale range from 22.8 °F in January to 67.9 °F in July.{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}

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Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=right

|1800= 2562

|1810= 4125

|1820= 4127

|1830= 7663

|1840= 11848

|1850= 21890

|1860= 32239

|1870= 33188

|1880= 33513

|1890= 31010

|1900= 30171

|1910= 29236

|1920= 27435

|1930= 28420

|1940= 29934

|1950= 28478

|1960= 28237

|1970= 29581

|1980= 35237

|1990= 39944

|2000= 47722

|2010= 52822

|2020= 51155

|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=August 5, 2015}}
1790–1960{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 5, 2015}} 1900–1990{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 5, 2015}}
1990–2000{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 5, 2015}} 2010–2017{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42127.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606200110/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42127.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}

2010-2020{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/waynecountypennsylvania/PST045219}}

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As of the Census of 2010, there were 52,822 people, 20,625 households, and 13,952 families in Wayne County. The county's population density was {{convert|72.797|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}, and there were 31,653 housing units at an average density of {{convert|43.623|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the populace was 94.2% White, 3.1% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.9% of other races, and 1.1% of two or more races. Hispanics and Latinos of all races made up 3.4% of the population.{{cite report|author=|date=2010|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032146/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}

67.6% of Wayne County's households were families, 53.9% were headed by a heterosexual married couple (Pennsylvania did not allow same-sex marriage until May 20, 2014, after the 2010 Census had been completed), and 26.6% included children under the age of 18. 9.2% of households were headed by a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% by a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% consisted of non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% consisted of a person 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.

Wayne County's age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.1% between 25 and 44, 32.4% between 45 and 64, and 19.0% 65 years of age or older. The population's median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 110 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112 males in the same age range.

According to American Community Survey (ACS) estimates, the median income for a household in Wayne County in 2013 was $49,313, and the median income for a family was $58,934. Males had a median income of $36,173, while females had a median income of $23,636. The per capita income for the county was $24,005. 8.4% of families and 12.2% of people were below the Census Bureau's poverty thresholds (different from the federally defined poverty guidelines), including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.{{cite report|author=|date=2013|title=Selected Economic Characteristics 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010822/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}{{cite report|author=|date=2013|title=Occupation by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (In 2013 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) For the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/S2401/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213035847/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/S2401/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}

According to self-reported ancestry figures recorded by the ACS, the five largest ancestral groups in Wayne County in 2013 were Germans (30.3%), Irish (22.1%), Italians (13.9%), English (10.9%), and Poles (10.1%). Those reporting American ancestry made up 8.6% of the population.{{cite report|author=|date=2013|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP02/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 29, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022134/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP02/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}

=2020 census=

class="wikitable"

|+Wayne County Racial Composition{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Wayne%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}

!Race

!Num.

!Perc.

White (NH)

|44,821

|87.62%

Black or African American (NH)

|1,647

|3.22%

Native American (NH)

|73

|0.14%

Asian (NH)

|418

|0.82%

Pacific Islander (NH)

|0%

Other/Mixed (NH)

|1,849

|3.61%

Hispanic or Latino

|2,347

|4.6%

Politics

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{{U.S. SenHead|place=Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source={{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}}}

As of January 8, 2024, there were 35,181 registered voters in Wayne County, with the following party breakdown:{{cite web |author=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Documents/currentvotestats.xls |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=dos.pa.gov}}

Republican: 20,299 (57.70%)
Democratic: 9,134 (25.96%)
Other: 1,119 (3.18%)
Non-affiliated: 4,629 (13.16%)

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Chart of Voter Registration|label1=Republican|value1=57.70|color1={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|label2=Democratic|value2=25.96|color2={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|label3=Independent|value3=13.16|color3={{party color|Independent (United States)}}|label4=Other Parties|value4=3.18|color4={{party color|Green Party (United States)}}}}Wayne has long been one of the most Republican counties in Pennsylvania, as Republicans consistently win easily in federal, state and local elections. In 2000, Republican George W. Bush won 59.21 percent of the vote to Democrat Al Gore's 36.50 percent,{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022024/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}} and in 2004, Bush won with 62.43 percent to Democrat John Kerry's 36.69 percent.{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2004 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030739/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}} In 2008, Republican John McCain won with 55.39 percent of the vote to Democrat Barack Obama's 43.14 percent,{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2008 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030435/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}} and in 2012, Republican Mitt Romney won with 59.50 percent to Obama's 38.74 percent.{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2012 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907192416/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=dead}} In 2016, Republican Donald J. Trump won with 67.63 percent to Hillary Clinton's 29.18 percent.

Wayne County was one of the four counties that Barry Goldwater won in Pennsylvania in 1964;{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1964&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229152723/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1964&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012|title=1964 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015}} the last Democrat to win a plurality in the county was Grover Cleveland in 1892.{{cite web|url=http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1892.htm|title=Presidential election of 1892 - Map by counties|website=geoelections.free.fr|access-date=April 7, 2018}}Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016 Since then, only three Democrats have won even forty percent of the county's vote – William Jennings Bryan in 1900, Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964 and Barack H. Obama in 2008.

Government and infrastructure

=United States senators=

John Fetterman (senior senator), Democrat
Dave McCormick (junior senator), Republican

=United States representative=

Rob Bresnahan, Republican (PA-8)

=State representatives<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=Wayne|title=Find Your Legislator|last=Center|first=Legislativate Data Processing|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=en|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506213917/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=WAYNE|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>=

Jonathan Fritz, Republican (111th district) - Buckingham, Clinton (partially), Lebanon, Manchester, Mount Pleasant, Oregon, Preston, and Scott Townships, and Starrucca Borough
Vacant (139th district) - Berlin, Cherry Ridge, Clinton (partially), Damascus, Dyberry, Palmyra, Paupack, South Canaan, and Texas Townships, and Bethany, Hawley, Honesdale, and Prompton Boroughs

=State senator<ref name=":0" />=

Lisa Baker, Republican (20th district)

=County commissioners=

Brian W. Smith, Republican (Chairman){{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/commissioners/|title=Commissioners|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041758/http://waynecountypa.gov/commissioners/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}
James Shook, Republican
Jocelyn Cramer, Democrat

=Other county officers=

Auditors:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/auditors/|title=Auditors|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041833/http://waynecountypa.gov/auditors/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} Carla J. Komar, Republican; Kathy Schloesser, Democrat; Catherine Jane Rickard, Republican
Coroner:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/coroner/|title=Coroner|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041801/http://waynecountypa.gov/coroner/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} Edward R. Howell, Republican
District Attorney:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/district-attorney/|title=District Attorney|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041639/http://waynecountypa.gov/district-attorney/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} A.G. Howell, Republican
Prothonotary:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/prothonotary/|title=Prothonotary|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041756/http://waynecountypa.gov/prothonotary/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} Edward "Ned" Sandercock, Republican
Recorder of Deeds{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds/|title=Recorder of Deeds|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202042514/http://waynecountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} and Register of Wills:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/register-of-wills/|title=Register of Wills|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041803/http://waynecountypa.gov/register-of-wills/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} Debbie Bates, Republican
Sheriff:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/sheriff/|title=Sheriff|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041628/http://waynecountypa.gov/sheriff/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} Christopher Rosler, Republican
Treasurer:{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/treasurer/|title=Treasurer|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202042738/http://waynecountypa.gov/treasurer/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}} Brian T. Field, Republican

=Healthcare services=

Wayne County is served by the Wayne Memorial Health System. The Health System consists of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale and several other subsidiaries and/or affiliates. In addition, the community has a number of physicians and other professionals providing needed care. The Farview State Hospital is located in Farview.

=Emergency services=

Paramedic services are provided by three different agencies:

Wayne Ambulance, an affiliate of Lackawanna Ambulance (based in Scranton) which is owned by Community Health Systems, provides advanced life support and basic life support services to most of Wayne County, from a base in Honesdale.{{Cite web |url=http://waemt.squarespace.com/service-area/ |title=Wayne Ambulance - Ambulance Service Area |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314085553/http://waemt.squarespace.com/service-area/ |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/moses-taylor-hospital-acquires-lackawanna-ambulance-1.1527834|title=Moses Taylor Hospital acquires Lackawanna Ambulance|first=Michael Iorfino (Staff|last=Writer)|website=thetimes-tribune.com|date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=April 7, 2018}}
Cottage Hose Company / Mobile 9, based in Carbondale, Lackawanna County, provides advanced life support to all of Wayne County, as well as basic life support as a mutual aid or private service. They primarily respond to calls in Waymart and South Canaan and Clinton Townships, as this area adjoins their primary service area. They also service Forest City, Pennsylvania, which is located in Susquehanna County but dispatched through Wayne County due to their coverage of Browndale.Cottage Hose Ambulance Employee Manual
Pike County Advanced Life Support / Mobile 401, has a sub-station in Hawley, provides Advanced Life Support services to a small western part of the Wayne County, including Hawley and Palmyra Township

BLS services are provided as dispatched through the Wayne County Communication Center. These agencies include:

Damascus Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a volunteer ambulance corps, provides basic life support services in Damascus Township, along with 60% of Lebanon, 20% of Buckingham and all of Manchester township.

Newfoundland Area Ambulance, a volunteer ambulance corps, provides basic life support services in Dreher Township, and portions of adjoining Sterling and Lehigh townships.
Hawley Ambulance & Rescue Company provides BLS services.Ambulance Company still struggles after fire, Wayne Independence, January 14, 2013
White Mills Community Ambulance provides BLS services.
Northern Wayne Fire Company provides BLS service from their station on Route 370 in Lakewood.{{cite web|url=http://firedepartment.net/directory/pennsylvania/wayne-county/lakewood/northern-wayne-fire-company|title=Northern Wayne Fire Company - Lakewood, PA|website=FireDepartment.net|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801150541/http://firedepartment.net/directory/pennsylvania/wayne-county/lakewood/northern-wayne-fire-company|url-status=dead}}

Maplewood Fire and Rescue provides QRS "quick response service" to all medical calls in Lake townships.

=Prisons=

The Federal Bureau of Prisons United States Penitentiary, Canaan is in Canaan Township, near Waymart."[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=caa USP Canaan Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202304/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=caa |date=2010-05-27 }}." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 23, 2011. "3057 Easton Turnpike Waymart, PA 18472.""[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4212711056&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Canaan township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on February 23, 2011.

Education

File:Map of Wayne County Pennsylvania School Districts.png

=Public school districts=

School districts include:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wayne County, PA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-10-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127_SD2MS.txt Text list]

Forest City Regional (also in Lackawanna and Susquehanna)
North Pocono (also in Lackawanna)
Susquehanna Community (also in Susquehanna)
Wallenpaupack Area (also in Pike)
Wayne Highlands
Western Wayne

=Private schools=

There are five private or parochial schools in Wayne County:

Canaan Christian Academy{{cite web|url=http://www.canaanchristianacademy.org/|title=Canaan Christian Academy|author=|date=2014|website=Canaan Christian Academy|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219065652/http://www.canaanchristianacademy.org/|archive-date=December 19, 2014|url-status=dead}} in Varden

Saint Dominic's Academy{{cite web|url=http://saintdominicsacademy.org/|title=Saint Dominic's Academy|author=|date=2013|website=Saint Dominic's Academy|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084010/http://saintdominicsacademy.org/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} in Honesdale

=Libraries=

The Wayne Library Alliance{{cite web|url=http://www.waynelibraries.org/|title=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215082327/http://www.waynelibraries.org/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} operates seven public libraries throughout the county:

The Bethany Public Library{{cite web|url=http://bethanypubliclibrary.tripod.com/|title=Bethany Public Library Home Page!|author=|website=Bethany Public Library Home Page!|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084537/http://bethanypubliclibrary.tripod.com/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} in Bethany
Hamlin Community Library{{cite web|url=https://libraryhamlin.org/|title=Hamlin Community Library|author=|date=March 25, 2020|website=Hamlin Community Library|publisher=Wix.com|access-date=March 25, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325183852/https://www.libraryhamlin.org/|url-status=dead}} in Hamlin
The Hawley Public Library{{cite web|url=http://www.hawleyborough.org/index.php/public-safety-services/51-hawley-public-library|title=Hawley Public Library|author=|website=Hawley Borough|publisher=Dynamic Technology Software, Inc.|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084351/http://www.hawleyborough.org/index.php/public-safety-services/51-hawley-public-library|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} in Hawley
The Newfoundland Area Public Library{{cite web|url=http://www.waynelibraries.org/newfoundland/newfoundland-location/|title=Newfoundland Area Public Library|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215080918/http://www.waynelibraries.org/newfoundland/newfoundland-location/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} in Newfoundland
The Northern Wayne Community Library{{cite web|url=http://www.waynelibraries.org/lakewood/northern-wayne-location/|title=Northern Wayne Community Library|author=|date=2014|website=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215081742/http://www.waynelibraries.org/lakewood/northern-wayne-location/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}} in Lakewood
The Pleasant Mount Public Library{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pleasant-Mount-Public-Library/368663026560682|title=Pleasant Mount Public Library|author=|date=November 20, 2014|website=Facebook|publisher=Facebook, Inc.|access-date=December 15, 2014}} in Pleasant Mount
The Wayne County Public Library{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WayneCountyPALibrary|title=Wayne County PA Library|author=|date=December 12, 2014|website=Facebook|publisher=Facebook, Inc.|access-date=December 15, 2014}} in Honesdale

= Seminaries =

There is one seminary, St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary{{Cite web |title=Welcome to St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary |url=https://www.stots.edu/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary}} in South Canaan.

Communities

File:Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Municipalities and CDPs.png

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: boroughs, cities, townships, and one town. Wayne County has only boroughs and townships. The latter type is classified based on population by the state government; all of its townships are second-class. A complete list of the county's municipalities follows:

=Boroughs=

Bethany
Hawley
Honesdale (county seat)
Prompton
Starrucca (established as Wayne Borough in 1853; renamed in 1873)
Waymart

=Townships=

=Census-designated places=

In addition, Pennsylvania also has a few types of unincorporated communities, namely villages and private communities. Villages are unincorporated communities within a township, often defined by ZIP code boundaries, property deeds, and local consensus, but which have no official boundaries or population, unless they are also census-designated places (CDPs), geographical areas designated by the US Census Bureau for the purposes of compiling demographic data. Regardless of whether or not they are CDPs, however, they are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Private communities are gated settlements usually governed by a community association, which also often defines the boundaries of the community and may keep track of the number of its members. However, like villages, private communities have no official boundaries or populations, unless they are CDPs, and are never Pennsylvanian jurisdictions. The following is an incomplete list by necessity, but more complete lists of Wayne County's villages and private communities may be found in the corresponding township entry.

Big Bass Lake (mostly in Lackawanna County)
Gouldsboro (partially in Monroe County)
Pocono Springs
The Hideout
Wallenpaupack Lake Estates
White Mills

=Unincorporated communities=

=Population ranking=

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Wayne County.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=US Census Bureau 2010 Census|first=Center for New Media and|last=Promotions|website=www.census.gov|access-date=April 7, 2018}}

† county seat

class="wikitable sortable"
Rank !City/Town/etc. !Municipal type !Population (2010 Census)
style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" \| 1 \|† Honesdale \| Borough \| 4,480
style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" \| 2 \| The Hideout \| CDP \| 3,013
style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" \| 3 \| Waymart \| Borough \| 1,341
style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" \| 4 \| Wallenpaupack Lake Estates \| CDP \| 1,279
style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" \| 5 \| Big Bass Lake (mostly in Lackawanna County) \| CDP \| 1,270
style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" \| 6 \| Hawley \| Borough \| 1,211
style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" \| 7 \| Pocono Springs \| CDP \| 926
style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" \| 8 \| Gouldsboro (partially in Monroe County) \| CDP \| 890
style="background-color:#F0FFF0;" \| 9 \| White Mills \| CDP \| 659
style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" \| 10 \| Prompton \| Borough \| 250
style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" \| 11 \| Bethany \| Borough \| 246
style="background-color:#FFF5EE;" \| 12 \| Starrucca \| Borough \| 173

class="wikitable sortable"

Rank

!City/Town/etc.

!Municipal type

!Population (2010 Census)

style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"

| 1

|† Honesdale

| Borough

| 4,480

style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"

| 2