Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Wayne is a sixth-class county in Pennsylvania. The county's population was 52,822 at the time of the 2010 census.[1] The county seat is the Borough of Honesdale.[2] The county was formed from part of Northampton County on March 21, 1798.[3] It was named for the Revolutionary War General Anthony Wayne.[2]

References
  1. "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. "Wayne County, PA". Wayne County, PA. Wayne County Courthouse. 2014. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  3. Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc.
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