Wayne County is a
county
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located in the
U.S. state
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of
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
. As of the
2010 census, the population was 20,747.
Its
county seat
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is
Waynesboro.
The county is named for General
Anthony Wayne
Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 – December 15, 1796) was an American soldier, officer, statesman, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his mil ...
.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.3%) is water.
It is the fifth-largest county in Mississippi by land area.
Major highways
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U.S. Highway 45
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U.S. Highway 84
*
Mississippi Highway 63
Mississippi Highway 63 (MS 63) is an state highway in southeastern Mississippi that runs north–south for approximately . It serves Jackson County, George County, Greene County, and Wayne County.
Route description
MS 63 begins in Jacks ...
Adjacent counties
*
Clarke County Clarke County may refer to:
;Places
*One of five counties in the United States:
**Clarke County, Alabama
**Clarke County, Georgia
**Clarke County, Iowa
**Clarke County, Mississippi
**Clarke County, Virginia
Clarke County is a county in the Com ...
(north)
*
Choctaw County, Alabama
Choctaw County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,665. The county seat is Butler. The county was established on December 29, 1847, and named for the Choctaw ...
(northeast)
*
Washington County, Alabama
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(southeast)
*
Greene County (south)
*
Perry County (southwest)
*
Jones County (west)
*
Jasper County (northwest)
National protected area
*
De Soto National Forest
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(part)
Demographics
2020 census
As of the
2020 United States Census
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, there were 19,779 people, 7,683 households, and 5,390 families residing in the county.
2000 census
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 21,216 people, 7,857 households, and 5,853 families living in the county. The
population density
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was 26 people per square mile (10/km
2). There were 9,049 housing units at an average density of 11 per square mile (4/km
2). The racial makeup of the county was 61.29%
White
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, 38.01%
Black
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, 0.07%
Native American, 0.15%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.01%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.13% from
other races
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* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
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, and 0.33% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race.
There were 7,857 households, out of which 37.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were
married couples
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living together, 17.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.50% were non-families. 23.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.20% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 91.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $25,918, and the median income for a family was $30,513. Males had a median income of $27,139 versus $16,680 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the county was $12,757. About 21.40% of families and 25.40% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 32.70% of those under age 18 and 21.90% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
*
Waynesboro (county seat)
Towns
*
State Line
Census-designated places
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Buckatunna
*
Chicora
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*
Clara
Clara may refer to:
Organizations
* CLARA, Latin American academic computer network organization
* Clara.Net, a European ISP
* Consolidated Land and Rail Australia, a property development consortium
People
* Clara (given name), a feminine giv ...
*
Robinsons Junction (or Robinson's Junction)
Unincorporated communities
*
Eret
*
Matherville
*
Eucutta
Ghost towns
*
Winchester
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Politics
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Mississippi
References
External links
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
{{authority control
Mississippi counties
1809 establishments in Mississippi Territory
Populated places established in 1809