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Wayne
County is Ohio's rural heartland with it's rolling hills, lush
woods, and scenic farmland, and has much to offer to both its
residents and visitors. Wayne County is home to the cities of
Wooster, Orrville,
and Rittman, and is home to the villages
of Apple Creek, Burbank, Congress,
Creston, Dalton, Barbera, Doylestown,
Fredericksburg, Marshallville, Mount Eaton,
Shreve, Smithville, and West Salem.
In addition to the rural scenery and the exciting offerings of
the Wooster micropolis, Wayne County is also home to numerous
world-renowned companies, including The J.M. Smucker Company,
Wooster Brush Company, and The Cat's Meow Village.
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POPULATION:
Wayne County
City of Wooster
Demographic Facts
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Wooster
August
15, 1796 - Proclamation
555 square miles
General "Mad" Anthony Wayne (Revolutionary
War)
111,564 (2000); 101,461 (1990)
26,000 (200); 22,427 (1990)
49.38 %
50.62 %
35 years old
$42,263
17.7 %
4.3 % (1996) |
