Wayne County

county in Tennessee, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_tennessee Q494970
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Wayne County

Summary

Wayne County is a county of Tennessee[1]. It draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_tennessee category, ranking #49 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wayne County is located in Tennessee[3].
  • Wayne County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Wayne County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee[5].
  • Wayne County's capital is recorded as Waynesboro[6].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Perry County[7].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Lewis County[8].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Lawrence County[9].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Lauderdale County[10].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Hardin County[11].
  • Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Decatur County[12].
  • Anthony Wayne is named after Wayne County[13].
  • Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Waynesboro[14].
  • Wayne County's Commons category is recorded as Wayne County, Tennessee[15].
  • Wayne County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[16].
  • 1817 marks the founding of Wayne County[17].
  • Wayne County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.24, 'lon': -87.79}[18].
  • Wayne County's official website is recorded as http://www.waynecountytn.org[19].
  • Wayne County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wayne County, Tennessee[20].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+17021'}[21].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+16987'}[22].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+17009'}[23].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+16999'}[24].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+16939'}[25].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+16748'}[26].
  • Wayne County has a population of {'amount': '+16232'}[27].

Body

Geography

Wayne County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Tennessee[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wayne County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+736'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17021'}[21], {'amount': '+16987'}[22], {'amount': '+17009'}[23], {'amount': '+16999'}[24], {'amount': '+16939'}[25], and {'amount': '+16748'}[26].

Designation and Status

Wayne County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee[5].

History and Context

1817 marks the founding of Wayne County[17]. Anthony Wayne is named after it[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wayne County include it[29], a county of Utah[30], in United States[31], founded in 1892[32].

Why It Matters

Wayne County draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_tennessee category, ranking #49 of 96).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for it include it[29], a county of Utah[30], in United States[31], founded in 1892[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. books.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of county of Tennessee
    Official website http://www.waynecountytn.org
    Contains the administrative territorial entity Waynesboro
    Instance of
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