Editing Wayne, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 25.14 square miles (65.11&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 23.72 square miles (61.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.42 square miles (3.67&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (5.64%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Wayne shares its borders with 11 neighboring municipalities: [[Haledon, New Jersey|Haledon]], [[Little Falls, New Jersey|Little Falls]], [[North Haledon, New Jersey|North Haledon]], [[Pompton Lakes, New Jersey|Pompton Lakes]] and [[Totowa, New Jersey|Totowa]] in Passaic County; [[Franklin Lakes, New Jersey|Franklin Lakes]] and [[Oakland, New Jersey|Oakland]] in [[Bergen County, New Jersey|Bergen County]]; [[Fairfield Township, Essex County, New Jersey|Fairfield Township]] and [[North Caldwell, New Jersey|North Caldwell]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]]; and [[Lincoln Park, New Jersey|Lincoln Park]] and [[Pequannock Township, New Jersey|Pequannock Township]] in [[Morris County, New Jersey|Morris County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010615/touches.html Areas touching Wayne] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204064941/https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010615/touches.html |date=February 4, 2021 }}, MapIt. Accessed March 12, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/passaic-county/ Passaic County Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302014708/http://chnj.njpn.org/passaic-county/ |date=March 2, 2020 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 12, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/pol_subdiv_NO_Roads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208172001/https://www.nj.gov/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/pol_subdiv_NO_Roads.pdf |date=February 8, 2022 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed February 8, 2022.</ref>

===Neighborhoods and lake communities===
[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Barbours Mills, Barbours Pond, Lower Preakness, Mountain View, [[Packanack Lake, New Jersey|Packanack Lake]], [[Pines Lake, New Jersey|Pines Lake]], Point View, Pompton Falls, [[Preakness, New Jersey|Preakness]] and Two Bridges.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709092825/http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt |date=July 9, 2016 }}, State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Wayne has a number of lakes, with distinct communities and neighborhoods located around them. These include Packanack Lake, Pines Lake, Lions Head Lake, Tom's Lake and [[Pompton Lake]] (half of which is in Wayne). The [[Passaic River]] also flows through a portion of Wayne and often floods near [[Willowbrook Mall (Wayne, New Jersey)|Willowbrook Mall]] and riverside neighborhoods.

===Climate===
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|location = Wayne, New Jersey
|single line = Y
|Jan high F = 38
|Feb high F = 41
|Mar high F = 50
|Apr high F = 61
|May high F = 72
|Jun high F = 80
|Jul high F = 86
|Aug high F = 83
|Sep high F = 76
|Oct high F = 64
|Nov high F = 54
|Dec high F = 42
|year high F=
|Jan low F = 20
|Feb low F = 21
|Mar low F = 30
|Apr low F = 40
|May low F = 50
|Jun low F = 59
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 63
|Sep low F = 55
|Oct low F = 42
|Nov low F = 34
|Dec low F = 25
|year low F=
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.14
|Feb precipitation inch = 2.99
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.28
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.34
|May precipitation inch = 4.81
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.45
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.59
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.34
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.30
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.92
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.43
|Dec precipitation inch = 3.91
|year precipitation inch= 51.50
|source 1 =<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0546?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |title=Average weather for Wayne |access-date=August 13, 2009 |publisher=Weather.com |archive-date=July 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713080221/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNJ0546?from=36hr_bottomnav_business |url-status=live }}</ref>
|date = August 2010}}