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More County Facts: Wayne County is the fifth county west of the
Mississippi River and borders the Missouri Counties
of Putnam to the southeast and Mercer to the south
and the Iowa Counties of Decatur to the west, Lucas
to the north, and Appanoose to the east. It is
comprised of 336,000 acres and 525 sq. miles. It is
rich in Historical value as the Mormons laid their
trail through here in 1846, while making their way
from Nauvoo, Illinois to the Great Salt Lake in
Utah. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
ran through here, gaining prosperity for its towns
people, as well as the discovery of coal, which
helped increase the population of the county as
people began moving in. It contains the 16 townships
of Warren, Jackson, Howard, Clinton, Medicine,
Washington, Benton, Clay, Jefferson, Monroe,
Corydon, Richman, Walnut, Grand River, South Fork
and Union. As of the 2020 census, there was a population of
6,497 in the county, an increase in census of
94. Corydon is the county seat, and other cities include Allerton, Clio, Humeston, Lineville, Millerton, Promise City and Seymour. Cambria, Confidence, Harvard, New York and Sewal are all unincorporated communities in Wayne County. |
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