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Wayne CountyIowa

Wayne County is a county in Iowa with its seat in Corydon, formed in 1846.

  • Founded1846
  • County seatCorydon
  • Named forAnthony Wayne
  • Land area525 sq mi + 1.7 sq mi water
  • Population6,497 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped14,002 checked 15 October 2026
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Where it is

Wayne on the map of Iowa

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History

Formed in 1846 from Davis County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Wayne County was created from Davis County on January 13, 1846, by Iowa Territory and named after Anthony Wayne, but was not fully organized at that time. Initially attached to Appanoose County for election, revenue, and judicial purposes, Wayne County became an Iowa county when the state was created from Iowa Territory on December 28, 1846. Wayne County was fully organized and detached from Appanoose County on January 27, 1851.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1846
    Wayne County created Wayne created by Iowa Territory from Non-County Area 5 attached to Davis; Wayne not fully organized, not attached.
    from Davis
    · Iowa Terr. Laws 1845-1846, ch. 82, secs. 1, 12/pp. 73-75
  2. 1846
    Changed Wayne attached to Appanoose "for election, revenue, and judicial purposes".
    Appanoose
    · Iowa Terr. Laws 1845-1846, ch. 60, secs. 1, 15/pp. 55-58
  3. 1846
    Became part of Iowa Wayne became an Iowa county when the state of Iowa was created from Iowa Territory. · U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 1[1847]/p. 117
  4. 1847
    Changed Missouri implicitly overlapped Wayne when it claimed, before U.S. Supreme Court, a state boundary with Iowa 10 miles north of the present boundary.
    U.s.
    · Landers, 647; Thomas, 268-269
  5. 1849
    Changed Missouri's implicit overlap Wayne ended when U.S. Supreme Court set the Iowa-Missouri boundary at its present location (no change).
    U.s.
    · Landers, 647-648; Thomas, 269-270
  6. 1851
    Changed Wayne fully organized, detached from Appanoose.
    Appanoose
    · Swisher, "Organization of Counties," 576

Land and parcels

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People and land

Wayne by the Census

Population
6,497 2020 Census count
Housing units
3,025 2020 Census count
Land area
525 square miles
Water area
1.7 square miles
People per sq mi
12 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Wayne County

When was Wayne County founded?
Wayne County was founded in 1846, formed from Davis County, and named after Anthony Wayne.
What is the county seat of Wayne County?
The county seat of Wayne County is Corydon.
Is there an online parcel map for Wayne County?
Yes. Wayne County publishes a parcel map of 14,002 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Wayne County's boundary or name changed?
Wayne County was created in 1846 from Davis County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 4 later changes, chiefly involving Appanoose County and U.s. County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Wayne County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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