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Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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Wayne is a sixth-class county in Pennsylvania. The county's population was 51,155 at the time of the 2020 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]

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  1. "QuickFacts: Wayne County, Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  2. 1 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.