Wayne County

Summary

Wayne County is a county of Michigan^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of county_of_michigan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (899 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wayne County is located in Michigan^[3].
• Wayne County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Wayne County's instance of is recorded as county of Michigan^[5].
• Wayne County's capital is recorded as Detroit^[6].
• Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Washtenaw County^[7].
• Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Macomb County^[8].
• Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Essex County^[9].
• Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Oakland County^[10].
• Wayne County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County^[11].
• Anthony Wayne is named after Wayne County^[12].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Detroit^[13].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grosse Pointe Shores^[14].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grosse Pointe Woods^[15].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Harper Woods^[16].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grosse Pointe Farms^[17].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grosse Pointe^[18].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grosse Pointe Park^[19].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hamtramck^[20].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Highland Park^[21].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Redford^[22].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Livonia^[23].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Northville^[24].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Northville Charter Township^[25].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Plymouth Charter Township^[26].
• Wayne County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Plymouth^[27].

Body

Geography

Wayne County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Michigan^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+1820584'}^[28], {'amount': '+1815544'}^[29], {'amount': '+1801688'}^[30], and {'amount': '+1792496'}^[31].

Designation and Status

Wayne County's instance of is recorded as county of Michigan^[5].

History and Context

1796 marks the founding of Wayne County^[32]. Anthony Wayne is named after it^[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Wayne County include Wayne State University^[33], a public research university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1868^[36], headquartered in Detroit^[37].

Why It Matters

Wayne County ranks in the top 1% of county_of_michigan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (899 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Wayne State University^[33], a public research university^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1868^[36], headquartered in Detroit^[37].