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Welcome to Wayne County ...

Time Zone: Wayne County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Richmond is the Seat for Wayne County.

Wayne County was founded November 27, 1810. Wayne was created by taking area from Clark, Dearborn and Knox Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wayne had a population of 65,884 people. This is a decrease of 4.36% since the last Census (which gave a population of 68,889 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wayne represented 1.06% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Wayne County:

  • Boston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston is located in Wayne County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <2>
  • Cambridge City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dublin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Dublin is located in Wayne County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • East Germantown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Germantown is located in Wayne County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
  • Economy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Fountain City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Greens Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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    • Hagerstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Milton is located in Wayne County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Mount Auburn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Richmond
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Whitewater
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people

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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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