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Welcome to Wayne County ...

Time Zone: Wayne County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Fairfield is the Seat for Wayne County.

Wayne County was founded in 1819 and was created by taking area from Edwards County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wayne had a population of 16,215 people. This is a decrease of 3.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,738 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wayne represented 0.13% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Wayne County:

  • Cisne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cisne is located in Wayne County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisne <2>
  • Fairfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Golden Gate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jeffersonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Johnsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Keenes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Erie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sims is located in Wayne County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <2>
  • Wayne City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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