Place:Wayne, Utah, United States

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Place Information
Name
Wayne
Alternate names
Wayne     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
38.367°N 110.867°W
Located in
Utah, United States     (1892 - )
See also
Piute, Utah, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Wayne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 2,509, and by 2005 had been estimated to decrease to 2,450. Its county seat is Loa6.

Its name is of uncertain origin, there being two origins given:

  1. For Wayne Robinson, whose father Willis E. Robinson served in the Utah State legislature.
  2. For American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne.
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Timeline

Date Event Source
1892 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1892 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1892 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1892 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1892 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1898 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1900 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1900 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1900 1,907
1910 1,749
1920 2,097
1930 2,067
1940 2,394
1950 2,205
1960 1,728
1970 1,483
1980 1,911
1990 2,177
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