Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Wayne County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	Honesdale
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Wayne County Courthouse 925 Court Street Honesdale PA 18431
Foundation :	March 21, 1798
Made up from:	Northampton County
Area code :	001 570
Demographics
Residents :	47,722  (2000)
Population density :	25.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1944 km²
Water surface :	55 km²
map
Website : www.co.wayne.pa.us

Wayne County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 47,722 people and a population density of 25 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Honesdale .

history

The county was formed from Northampton County on March 21, 1798 and named after the general and politician Anthony Wayne .

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Delaware and Hudson Canal . 17 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 25, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of ​​1,944 square kilometers, of which 55 square kilometers are water.

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1900	30.171		-
1910	29,236		-3.1%
1920	27,435		-6.2%
1930	28,420		3.6%
1940	29,934		5.3%
1950	28,478		-4.9%
1960	28,237		-0.8%
1970	29,581		4.8%
1980	35,237		19.1%
1990	39,944		13.4%
2000	47,718		19.5%
1900-1990 2000

Wayne County Map

Cities and towns

Berlin Township Bethany Buckingham Township Canaan Township Cherry Ridge Township Clinton Township Damascus Township Dreher Township Dyberry Township Hawley	Honesdale Lake Township Lebanon Township Lehigh Township Manchester Township Mount Pleasant Township Oregon Township Palmyra Township Paupack Township	Preston Township Prompt Salem Township Scott Township South Canaan Township Starrucca Sterling Township Texas Township Waymart

Web links

Commons : Wayne County (Pennsylvania)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wayne County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
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: Pennsylvania . National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 25, 2018.
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 41 ° 39 ′  N , 75 ° 19 ′  W