Wayne county is in the Pennyrile and Eastern Coal Field regions of Kentucky. The elevation in the county ranges from 723 to 1788 feet above sea level.
It was formed in 1800 from Cumberland and Pulaski counties. Wayne county was a source of Russell (1826), Clinton (1836), and McCreary (1912) counties. The county seat is Monticello.
In 2010 the county population was 20,813 in a land area of 458.17 square miles, an average of 45.4 people per square mile.
The equine population was 1,900 in the 2012 Kentucky Equine Survey.
Wayne county is in the Lake Cumberland Area Development District.
Wayne county was named for Anthony Wayne, who served in the American Revolution.
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