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Welcome to Wayne County ...

Time Zone: Wayne County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Loa is the Seat for Wayne County.

Wayne County was founded in 1892 and was created by taking area from Piute County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Wayne had a population of 2,711 people. This is a decrease of 2.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,772 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wayne represented 0.1% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Wayne County:

  • Bicknell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hanksville
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the east)
  • Loa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
    • Loa is located in Wayne County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <2>
  • Lyman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Wayne County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <2>
  • Torrey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
    • Torrey is located in Wayne County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrey <2>

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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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