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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 the westernmost county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 42,481. Its county seat is Wayne. The county was founded in 1842 and named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne.
Wayne County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1842 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1842 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1843 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1853 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1850 | 4,760
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| 1860 | 6,747
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| 1870 | 7,852
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| 1880 | 14,739
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| 1890 | 18,652
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| 1900 | 23,619
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| 1910 | 24,081
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| 1920 | 26,012
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| 1930 | 31,206
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| 1940 | 35,566
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| 1950 | 38,696
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| 1960 | 38,977
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| 1970 | 37,581
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| 1980 | 46,021
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| 1990 | 41,636
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Note: Wayne County's 1850-60 census boundaries were virtually the same as those of 1880-1990.
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