Wayne is a town in Wayne County

Wayne County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

, West Virginia

West Virginia

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, United States

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. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat

County seat

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 of Wayne County

Wayne County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,903 people, 17,239 households, and 12,653 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 19,107 housing units at an average density of 38 per square mile...

. Wayne is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area

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. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649.

Wayne was established in 1842, by the same act of the Virginia General Assembly

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 that created Wayne County. The county was named for General "Mad Anthony" Wayne

Anthony Wayne

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. The town was initially known by the name "Trout's Hill," after Abraham Trout, who donated the land upon which the county's courthouse

Courthouse

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 was built. The Wayne Courthouse Post Office was established in 1842 also. The town was known simultaneously as Trout's Hill and Wayne Courthouse for many years. The town was incorporated in 1882 as Fairview, but was still commonly known as Wayne Courthouse. The population in 1882 was 157. In 1891, the Norfolk & Western Railroad was constructed up Twelve Pole Creek. The railroad placed the name "Wayne" on its schedule and the name caught on. The name was officially changed to Wayne in 1911.

1st Name	2nd Name	3rd Name	4th Name
Trout's Hill	Wayne Court House	Fairview	Wayne
1842-ca 1860	1842–1892	1860–1892	1892–present

Population 1882	1890	1910	1946	1947	1979	2000
157	361	884	abt 800	abt 1000	abt 1500	1105

Geography

Wayne is located at 38°13′42"N 82°26′26"W (38.228417, -82.440577), along Twelvepole Creek

Twelvepole Creek

Twelvepole Creek is a river located in Wayne County, West Virginia. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Ohio River.-Course:...

, at an elevation of 707 feet (215 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.7 km²), all land.it was founded in 1789

Demographics

As of the census

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of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 486 households, and 322 families residing in the town. The population density

Population density

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 was 1,698.1 inhabitants per square mile (656.4/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 862.1 per square mile (333.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.09% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.36% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.45% of the population.

There were 486 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $20,242, and the median income for a family was $24,750. Males had a median income of $27,292 versus $23,500 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the town was $11,626. About 25.3% of families and 30.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.