Wayne County (New York)

Wayne County Courthouse
administration
US state :	new York
Administrative headquarters :	Lyons
Foundation :	April 11, 1823
Made up from:	Ontario County Seneca County
Area code :	001 315
Demographics
Residents :	93,772  (2010)
Population density :	60 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	3,582.1 km²
Water surface :	2,018.2 km²
map
Website : www.co.wayne.ny.us

Wayne County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Wayne County had 93,772 people and a population density of 60.0 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Lyons .

geography

The county has an area of ​​3,582.1 square kilometers, of which 2,018.2 square kilometers are water.

Surrounding areas

Lake Ontario	Lake Ontario	Lake Ontario
Monroe County		Cayuga County
Ontario County	Ontario County Seneca County	Cayuga County

history

The county was named on April 11, 1823 and after General Anthony Wayne .

The Walling Cobblestone Tavern (2013) is one of 35 properties in the county on the National Register of Historic Places .

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Delaware and Hudson Canal and the New York State Barge Canal . 35 buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 21, 2018).

Population development

Census Results - Wayne County, New York

year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents	-	-	-	33,643	42,057	44,953	47,762	47,710	51,700	49,729
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	48,660	50.179	48,827	49,995	52,747	57,323	67,989	79,404	84,581	89.123
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	93,765	93,751

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent parishes listed below, there are several villages in Wayne County .

Locality	status	Population (2010)	Total area [km²]	Land area [km²]	Population density [inhabitants / km²]	founding	Specialty
Arcadia	town	14,244	135.1	134.8	273.7	Feb. 15, 1825
butler	town	2,064	96.3	96.1	21.5	Feb. 26, 1826
Galen	town	4,290	155.5	154.0	27.9	Feb. 14, 1812
Huron	town	2.118	111.6	102.0	20.8	Feb 25, 1826	Established as Port Bay ; renamed on March 17, 1834
Lyons	town	5,682	97.4	97.1	58.5	01st Mar 1811	County Seat
Macedon	town	9,148	100.6	100.2	91.3	Jan. 29, 1823
Marion	town	4,746	75.8	75.5	62.9	Apr 18, 1825	Founded as Winchester ; renamed on April 15, 1826
Ontario	town	10.136	84.2	83.9	120.8	27 Mar 1807	Founded as Freedom ; renamed on February 12, 1808
Palmyra	town	7,975	87.2	86.6	92.1	Jan. 1789
rose	town	2,369	87.8	87.8	27.0	0Feb 5, 1826
Savannah	town	1,730	93.7	93.2	18.6	Nov. 24, 1824
Sodus	town	8,384	179.3	174.2	48.1	Jan. 1789
Walworth	town	9,449	87.8	87.7	107.7	Apr 20, 1829
Williamson	town	6,984	89.8	89.7	77.9	Feb 20, 1802
Wolcott	town	4,453	103.5	101.1	44.0	24 Mar 1807

literature

• Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 2nd volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 690 ff . ( PDF 67.9 MB , accessed January 1, 2018).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wayne County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 323 .
3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 21, 2018.
5. ↑ Population 1830–2010 according to census results
6. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
7. ↑ ^{a b} Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
8. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . 2nd volume. A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 692 ff .

Web links

Commons : Wayne County, New York  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′  N , 77 ° 4 ′  W