Editing Wayne County, Pennsylvania

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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Wayne County
 | state                = Pennsylvania
 | founded date         = March 21
 | founded year         = 1798
 | named for            = [[Anthony Wayne]]
 | seat wl              = Honesdale
 | largest city wl      = Honesdale
 | city type            = [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough|borough]]
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 751
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 726
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 25
 | area percentage      = 3.3%
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 51,155
 | density_sq_mi        = 70
 | district             = 8th
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | web                  = WayneCountyPA.gov
 | ex image             = Wayne County courthouse mod.jpg
 | ex image size        = 240
 | ex image cap         = The Wayne County Courthouse in Honesdale
}}
'''Wayne County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. The county's population was 51,155 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania?g=0500000US42127|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is the [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough|Borough]] of [[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]].<ref name="Wayne County">{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/|title=Wayne County, PA|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630121553/http://waynecountypa.gov/|archive-date=June 30, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The county was formed from part of [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton County]] on March 21, 1798,<ref name="Goodrich">{{cite book|last=Goodrich|first=Phineas G.|date=1992|orig-year=1880|title=History of Wayne County|location=Baltimore|publisher=Gateway Press, Inc.}}</ref> and was named for the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]] General [[Anthony Wayne]].<ref name="Wayne County"/> The county is part of the [[Northeastern Pennsylvania|Northeast Pennsylvania]] and [[Pocono Mountains]] region of the state.{{efn|Includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Carbon, Pike, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan Counties}}

The [[Lehigh River]], a {{convert|109|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} tributary of the [[Delaware River]], begins in southern Wayne County.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Wayne County has a total area of {{convert|751|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|726|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|25|sqmi}} (3.3%) is water.<ref name="Gazetteer">{{cite report|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|title=2014 Census National Counties Gazetteer File for Pennsylvania|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2014_Gazetteer/2014_gaz_counties_42.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref>

The terrain of the county is varied. In the wider northern half, the land is rugged along its border with [[New York State]], while the southern portion tends to be [[swamp]]ier. Higher [[hill]]s and [[mountain]]s are predominantly found along the county's western edge, while lower ones are more common in the east, near the [[Delaware River]]. The middle section of Wayne County is a wide [[plain]].

The highest elevation in the county, {{convert|2,659|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is the summit of [[Mount Ararat (Pennsylvania)|Mount Ararat]] in [[Orson, Pennsylvania|Orson]]. Two other summits at the north end of the same ridge also exceed {{convert|2,640|ft|m|abbr=on}} in elevation. The county's lowest point, at approximately {{convert|680|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, is along the Delaware, near Wayne County's border with [[Pike County, Pennsylvania]].

Most of Wayne County is drained by the Delaware (which separates Pennsylvania from New York), with the exception of a few small areas in the western part of the county, which are drained by either the [[Starrucca Creek]] or the [[Lackawanna River]] (which both eventually flow into the [[Susquehanna River]]).

The county has a warm-summer [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') and average monthly temperatures in Honesdale range from 22.8&nbsp;°F in January to 67.9&nbsp;°F in July.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/ | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University }}</ref>

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Broome County, New York]] (north)
*[[Delaware County, New York]] (northeast)
*[[Sullivan County, New York]] (east)
*[[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike County]] (southeast)
*[[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]] (south)
*[[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]] (southwest)
*[[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]] (west)

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=right
|1800= 2562
|1810= 4125
|1820= 4127
|1830= 7663
|1840= 11848
|1850= 21890
|1860= 32239
|1870= 33188
|1880= 33513
|1890= 31010
|1900= 30171
|1910= 29236
|1920= 27435
|1930= 28420
|1940= 29934
|1950= 28478
|1960= 28237
|1970= 29581
|1980= 35237
|1990= 39944
|2000= 47722
|2010= 52822
|2020= 51155
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/wi190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2017<ref name="Census">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42127.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606200110/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/42/42127.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
2010-2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Census 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/waynecountypennsylvania/PST045219}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census|Census of 2010]], there were 52,822 people, 20,625 households, and 13,952 families in Wayne County. The county's [[population density]] was {{convert|72.797|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}, and there were 31,653 housing units at an average density of {{convert|43.623|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the populace was 94.2% [[White American#Current U.S. Census Definition|White]], 3.1% [[African American#Identity|African American]], 0.2% [[Native Americans in the United States#Increased self-identification|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islands American#Population|Pacific Islander]], 0.9% of [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census|other races]], and 1.1% of two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans#Terminology|Hispanics and Latinos]] of all races made up 3.4% of the population.<ref name="Gazetteer"/><ref name="Full Census">{{cite report|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2010|title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213032146/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

67.6% of Wayne County's households were families, 53.9% were headed by a [[Heterosexuality|heterosexual]] [[Marriage|married couple]] (Pennsylvania did not allow [[same-sex marriage]] until May 20, 2014, after the 2010 Census had been completed), and 26.6% included children under the age of 18. 9.2% of households were headed by a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% by a male householder with no wife present, and 32.4% consisted of non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% consisted of a person 65 years of age or older living alone. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.87.<ref name="Full Census"/>

Wayne County's age distribution was 21.1% under the age of 18, 4.5% between the ages of 18 and 24, 23.1% between 25 and 44, 32.4% between 45 and 64, and 19.0% 65 years of age or older. The population's median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 110 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112 males in the same age range.<ref name="Full Census"/>

According to [[American Community Survey|American Community Survey (ACS)]] estimates, the median income for a household in Wayne County in 2013 was $49,313, and the median income for a family was $58,934. Males had a median income of $36,173, while females had a median income of $23,636. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $24,005. 8.4% of families and 12.2% of people were below the Census Bureau's [[Poverty thresholds (United States Census Bureau)|poverty thresholds]] (different from the federally defined [[Poverty in the United States#Two official measures of poverty|poverty guidelines]]), including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{cite report|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2013|title=Selected Economic Characteristics 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213010822/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP03/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite report|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2013|title=Occupation by Sex and Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (In 2013 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) For the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/S2401/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 27, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213035847/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/S2401/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to self-reported [[Race and ethnicity in the United States#Ancestry|ancestry]] figures recorded by the ACS, the five largest ancestral groups in Wayne County in 2013 were [[German American|Germans]] (30.3%), [[Irish American|Irish]] (22.1%), [[Italian American|Italians]] (13.9%), [[English American|English]] (10.9%), and [[Polish American|Poles]] (10.1%). Those reporting [[American ethnicity|American ancestry]] made up 8.6% of the population.<ref>{{cite report|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2013|title=Selected Social Characteristics in the United States 2009–2013 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP02/0500000US42127|publisher=U.S. Department of Commerce|access-date=June 29, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213022134/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_5YR/DP02/0500000US42127|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Wayne County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Wayne County, Pennsylvania|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Wayne%20County,%20Pennsylvania&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|44,821
|87.62%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,647
|3.22%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|73
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|418
|0.82%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|1,849
|3.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|2,347
|4.6%
|}

==Politics==
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{{PresRow|2008|Republican|12,702|9,892|338|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|13,713|8,060|194|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|11,201|6,904|811|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|8,077|5,928|2,329|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|8,184|4,817|3,821|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|9,926|3,775|161|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|10,061|3,155|81|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|8,468|3,375|705|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|7,811|4,244|255|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|8,948|2,733|328|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|7,827|3,176|787|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|6,512|5,781|35|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|9,360|4,425|26|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|9,658|3,092|18|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|9,623|2,530|34|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|7,708|2,284|0|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|8,242|2,793|39|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|9,203|3,460|41|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|9,347|4,864|169|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1932|Republican|6,215|3,666|230|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,576|3,148|59|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|5,578|1,477|600|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|5,164|1,589|307|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|2,869|2,019|250|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|659|1,924|2,777|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|3,650|2,438|353|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|3,386|2,097|473|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|3,229|2,647|466|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|3,708|2,473|371|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|2,690|2,915|452|Pennsylvania}}
{{PresRow|1888|Democratic|2,939|3,010|375|Pennsylvania}}
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{{U.S. SenHead|place=Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Seat=1|source=<ref>{{cite news |title=2024 Senate Election (Official Returns) |website=Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by county |date=November 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/pennsylvania-senate-results}}</ref>}}
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As of January 8, 2024, there were 35,181 registered voters in Wayne County, with the following [[Political party strength in U.S. states|party breakdown]]:<ref>{{cite web |author=Pennsylvania Department of State |date=May 15, 2023 |title=Voter registration statistics by county |url=https://www.dos.pa.gov/VotingElections/OtherServicesEvents/VotingElectionStatistics/Documents/currentvotestats.xls |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=May 17, 2023 |website=dos.pa.gov}}</ref>

*[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]: 20,299 (57.70%)
*[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]: 9,134 (25.96%)
*[[Third party (United States)|Other]]: 1,119 (3.18%)
*[[Independent (United States)|Non-affiliated]]: 4,629 (13.16%)

{{Pie chart|thumb=left|caption=Chart of Voter Registration|label1=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|value1=57.70|color1={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|label2=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]|value2=25.96|color2={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|label3=[[Independent (United States)|Independent]]|value3=13.16|color3={{party color|Independent (United States)}}|label4=[[Third party (United States)|Other Parties]]|value4=3.18|color4={{party color|Green Party (United States)}}}}Wayne has long been one of the most Republican counties in Pennsylvania, as Republicans consistently win easily in federal, state and local elections. In 2000, Republican [[George W. Bush]] won 59.21 percent of the vote to Democrat [[Al Gore]]'s 36.50 percent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022024/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2004, Bush won with 62.43 percent to Democrat [[John Kerry]]'s 36.69 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2004 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030739/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2004&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2008, Republican [[John McCain]] won with 55.39 percent of the vote to Democrat [[Barack Obama]]'s 43.14 percent,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2008 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117030435/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2008&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=November 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in 2012, Republican [[Mitt Romney]] won with 59.50 percent to Obama's 38.74 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|title=2012 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907192416/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2012&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-date=September 7, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2016, Republican [[Donald J. Trump]] won with 67.63 percent to [[Hillary Clinton]]'s 29.18 percent.

Wayne County was one of the four counties that [[Barry Goldwater]] won in [[United States presidential election in Pennsylvania, 1964|Pennsylvania in 1964]];<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1964&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229152723/http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1964&fips=42&f=1&off=0&elect=0|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 29, 2012|title=1964 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania|last=Leip|first=Dave|date=2012|website=Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|publisher=David Leip|access-date=November 15, 2015}}</ref> the last Democrat to win a plurality in the county was [[Grover Cleveland]] in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1892.htm|title=Presidential election of 1892 - Map by counties|website=geoelections.free.fr|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref><ref>Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> Since then, only three Democrats have won even forty percent of the county's vote – [[William Jennings Bryan]] in 1900, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in 1964 and Barack H. Obama in 2008.

==Government and infrastructure==

===United States senators===
*[[Bob Casey, Jr.|John Fetterman]] ([[Seniority in the United States Senate|senior senator]]), Democrat 
*[[Dave McCormick]] ([[Seniority in the United States Senate|junior senator]]), Republican

===United States representative===
*[[Rob Bresnahan]], Republican ([[Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district|PA-8]])

===State representatives<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=Wayne|title=Find Your Legislator|last=Center|first=Legislativate Data Processing|website=The official website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly.|language=en|access-date=May 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506213917/https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/findyourlegislator/county_list.cfm?CNTYLIST=WAYNE|archive-date=May 6, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>===
*[[Jonathan Fritz]], Republican ([[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 111|111th district]]) - Buckingham, Clinton (partially), Lebanon, Manchester, Mount Pleasant, Oregon, Preston, and Scott Townships, and Starrucca Borough
*Vacant ([[Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 139|139th district]]) - Berlin, Cherry Ridge, Clinton (partially), Damascus, Dyberry, Palmyra, Paupack, South Canaan, and Texas Townships, and Bethany, Hawley, Honesdale, and Prompton Boroughs

===State senator<ref name=":0" />===
*[[Lisa Baker (Pennsylvania politician)|Lisa Baker]], Republican ([[Pennsylvania Senate, District 20|20th district]])

===County commissioners===
*Brian W. Smith, Republican (Chairman)<ref name="Commissioners">{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/commissioners/|title=Commissioners|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041758/http://waynecountypa.gov/commissioners/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*James Shook, Republican<ref name="Commissioners"/>
*Jocelyn Cramer, Democrat<ref name="Commissioners"/>

===Other county officers===
*Auditors:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/auditors/|title=Auditors|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041833/http://waynecountypa.gov/auditors/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Carla J. Komar, Republican; Kathy Schloesser, Democrat; Catherine Jane Rickard, Republican
*Coroner:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/coroner/|title=Coroner|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041801/http://waynecountypa.gov/coroner/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Edward R. Howell, Republican
*District Attorney:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/district-attorney/|title=District Attorney|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041639/http://waynecountypa.gov/district-attorney/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> A.G. Howell, Republican
*[[Prothonotary]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/prothonotary/|title=Prothonotary|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041756/http://waynecountypa.gov/prothonotary/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Edward "Ned" Sandercock, Republican
*Recorder of Deeds<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds/|title=Recorder of Deeds|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202042514/http://waynecountypa.gov/recorder-of-deeds/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Register of Wills:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/register-of-wills/|title=Register of Wills|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041803/http://waynecountypa.gov/register-of-wills/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Debbie Bates, Republican
*Sheriff:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/sheriff/|title=Sheriff|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202041628/http://waynecountypa.gov/sheriff/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Christopher Rosler, Republican
*Treasurer:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://waynecountypa.gov/treasurer/|title=Treasurer|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County, PA|publisher=Wayne County Courthouse|access-date=December 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202042738/http://waynecountypa.gov/treasurer/|archive-date=December 2, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brian T. Field, Republican

===Healthcare services===
Wayne County is served by the Wayne Memorial Health System. The Health System consists of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale and several other subsidiaries and/or affiliates. In addition, the community has a number of physicians and other professionals providing needed care. The [[Pennsylvania State Hospitals#List of Pennsylvania State Hospitals|Farview State Hospital]] is located in [[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania#Communities|Farview]].

===Emergency services===
[[Paramedic]] services are provided by three different agencies:
*Wayne Ambulance, an affiliate of Lackawanna Ambulance (based in [[Scranton]]) which is owned by [[Community Health Systems]], provides [[advanced life support]] and [[basic life support]] services to most of Wayne County, from a base in [[Honesdale]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://waemt.squarespace.com/service-area/ |title=Wayne Ambulance - Ambulance Service Area |access-date=December 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314085553/http://waemt.squarespace.com/service-area/ |archive-date=March 14, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/moses-taylor-hospital-acquires-lackawanna-ambulance-1.1527834|title=Moses Taylor Hospital acquires Lackawanna Ambulance|first=Michael Iorfino (Staff|last=Writer)|website=thetimes-tribune.com|date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
*Cottage Hose Company / Mobile 9, based in [[Carbondale, Pennsylvania|Carbondale]], [[Lackawanna County]], provides advanced life support to all of Wayne County, as well as basic life support as a mutual aid or private service. They primarily respond to calls in [[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]] and [[South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|South Canaan]] and [[Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Clinton]] Townships, as this area adjoins their primary service area. They also service [[Forest City, Pennsylvania]], which is located in Susquehanna County but dispatched through Wayne County due to their coverage of Browndale.<ref>Cottage Hose Ambulance Employee Manual</ref>
*Pike County Advanced Life Support / Mobile 401, has a sub-station in [[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]], provides [[Advanced Life Support]] services to a small western part of the Wayne County, including [[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]] and [[Palmyra Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Palmyra Township]]
BLS services are provided as dispatched through the Wayne County Communication Center. These agencies include:

*Damascus Township Volunteer Ambulance Corps, a [[Volunteering|volunteer]] [[ambulance]] corps, provides [[basic life support]] services in [[Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Damascus Township]], along with 60% of [[Lebanon_Township,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania|Lebanon]], 20% of [[Buckingham_Township,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania|Buckingham]] and all of [[Manchester_Township,_Wayne_County,_Pennsylvania|Manchester]] township.
*
*

*Newfoundland Area Ambulance, a [[Volunteering|volunteer]] [[ambulance]] corps, provides [[basic life support]] services in [[Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Dreher Township]], and portions of adjoining [[Sterling Township, Pennsylvania|Sterling]] and [[Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]] townships.
*Hawley Ambulance & Rescue Company provides BLS services.<ref name="ReferenceA">Ambulance Company still struggles after fire, Wayne Independence, January 14, 2013</ref>
*White Mills Community Ambulance provides BLS services.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
*Northern Wayne Fire Company provides BLS service from their station on Route 370 in Lakewood.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://firedepartment.net/directory/pennsylvania/wayne-county/lakewood/northern-wayne-fire-company|title=Northern Wayne Fire Company - Lakewood, PA|website=FireDepartment.net|access-date=April 7, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801150541/http://firedepartment.net/directory/pennsylvania/wayne-county/lakewood/northern-wayne-fire-company|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Maplewood Fire and Rescue provides QRS "quick response service" to all medical calls in Lake townships.

===Prisons===
The [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] [[United States Penitentiary, Canaan]] is in [[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Canaan Township]], near [[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]].<ref>"[http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=caa USP Canaan Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527202304/http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=caa |date=2010-05-27 }}." [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]]. Retrieved on February 23, 2011. "3057 Easton Turnpike Waymart, PA 18472."</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=06000US4212711056&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Canaan township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania]{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on February 23, 2011.</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Map of Wayne County Pennsylvania School Districts.png|thumb|right|alt=Map of Wayne County's school districts, colored in dark green, light green, orange, and red, and labeled by district. Text across the top reads "Wayne County, Pennsylvania School Districts Map."|Map of Wayne County's school districts.]]

===Public school districts===
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Wayne County, PA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-31}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st42_pa/schooldistrict_maps/c42127_wayne/DC20SD_C42127_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
*[[Forest City Regional School District|Forest City Regional]] (also in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna]] and [[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna]])
*[[North Pocono School District|North Pocono]] (also in Lackawanna)
*[[Susquehanna Community School District|Susquehanna Community]] (also in Susquehanna)
*[[Wallenpaupack Area School District|Wallenpaupack Area]] (also in [[Pike County, Pennsylvania|Pike]])
*[[Wayne Highlands School District|Wayne Highlands]]
*[[Western Wayne School District|Western Wayne]]

===Private schools===
There are five [[Private school#United States|private]] or [[Parochial school#United States & Canada|parochial]] schools in Wayne County:
*Canaan Christian Academy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canaanchristianacademy.org/|title=Canaan Christian Academy|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Canaan Christian Academy|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219065652/http://www.canaanchristianacademy.org/|archive-date=December 19, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Lake Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania#Communities|Varden]]
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*Damascus Christian Academy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firstbaptistchurchofdamascus.webs.com/|title=First Baptist Church of Damascus|date=2010|website=First Baptist Church of Damascus|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215083837/http://www.firstbaptistchurchofdamascus.webs.com/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in [[Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania#Communities|Damascus]] -->
*Saint Dominic's Academy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://saintdominicsacademy.org/|title=Saint Dominic's Academy|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2013|website=Saint Dominic's Academy|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084010/http://saintdominicsacademy.org/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Honesdale

===Libraries===
The Wayne Library Alliance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waynelibraries.org/|title=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215082327/http://www.waynelibraries.org/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> operates seven [[Public libraries in North America#United States|public libraries]] throughout the county:
*The Bethany Public Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bethanypubliclibrary.tripod.com/|title=Bethany Public Library Home Page!|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=Bethany Public Library Home Page!|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084537/http://bethanypubliclibrary.tripod.com/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Bethany
*Hamlin Community Library<ref>{{cite web|url=https://libraryhamlin.org/|title=Hamlin Community Library|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=March 25, 2020|website=Hamlin Community Library|publisher=Wix.com|access-date=March 25, 2020|archive-date=March 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325183852/https://www.libraryhamlin.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Hamlin
*The Hawley Public Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawleyborough.org/index.php/public-safety-services/51-hawley-public-library|title=Hawley Public Library|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|website=Hawley Borough|publisher=Dynamic Technology Software, Inc.|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215084351/http://www.hawleyborough.org/index.php/public-safety-services/51-hawley-public-library|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Hawley
*The Newfoundland Area Public Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waynelibraries.org/newfoundland/newfoundland-location/|title=Newfoundland Area Public Library|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215080918/http://www.waynelibraries.org/newfoundland/newfoundland-location/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Newfoundland
*The Northern Wayne Community Library<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waynelibraries.org/lakewood/northern-wayne-location/|title=Northern Wayne Community Library|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2014|website=Wayne County Pennsylvania Public Libraries|access-date=December 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215081742/http://www.waynelibraries.org/lakewood/northern-wayne-location/|archive-date=December 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> in Lakewood
*The Pleasant Mount Public Library<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pleasant-Mount-Public-Library/368663026560682|title=Pleasant Mount Public Library|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=November 20, 2014|website=Facebook|publisher=Facebook, Inc.|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> in [[Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania#Communities|Pleasant Mount]]
*The Wayne County Public Library<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WayneCountyPALibrary|title=Wayne County PA Library|author=<!--staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=December 12, 2014|website=Facebook|publisher=Facebook, Inc.|access-date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> in Honesdale

=== Seminaries ===
There is one [[seminary]], [[St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary |url=https://www.stots.edu/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary}}</ref> in [[South Canaan Township, Pennsylvania|South Canaan]].

==Communities==
[[File:Wayne County, Pennsylvania, Municipalities and CDPs.png|thumb|upright=1.5|right|alt=Political map of Wayne County, Pennsylvania, with townships, boroughs, and census-designated places labeled. Townships are colored white and boroughs and CDPs are colored various shades of orange.|Map of Wayne County with municipalities and CDPs labeled.]]

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of [[Municipal corporation|incorporated municipalities]]: [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough|boroughs]], [[Local government in Pennsylvania#City|cities]], [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Township|townships]], and one [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Municipalities|town]]. Wayne County has only boroughs and townships. The latter type is classified based on population by the state government; all of its townships are second-class. A complete list of the county's municipalities follows:

===Boroughs===
*[[Bethany, Pennsylvania|Bethany]]
*[[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]]
*[[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]] (county seat)
*[[Prompton, Pennsylvania|Prompton]]
*[[Starrucca, Pennsylvania|Starrucca]] (established as Wayne Borough in 1853; renamed in 1873)
*[[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]]

===Townships===
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*[[Berlin Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Berlin]]
*[[Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Buckingham]]
*[[Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Canaan]]
*[[Cherry Ridge Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Cherry Ridge]]
*[[Clinton Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Clinton]]
*[[Damascus Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Damascus]]
*[[Dreher Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Dreher]]
*[[Dyberry Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Dyberry]]
*[[Lake Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lake]]
*[[Lebanon Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]]
*[[Lehigh Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]]
*[[Manchester Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Manchester]]
*[[Mount Pleasant Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Mount Pleasant]]
*[[Oregon Township, Pennsylvania|Oregon]]
*[[Palmyra Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Palmyra]]
*[[Paupack Township, Pennsylvania|Paupack]]
*[[Preston Township, Pennsylvania|Preston]]
*[[Salem Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Salem]]
*[[Scott Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Scott]]
*[[South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|South Canaan]]
*[[Sterling Township, Pennsylvania|Sterling]]
*[[Texas Township, Pennsylvania|Texas]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
In addition, Pennsylvania also has a few types of [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated communities]], namely [[Local government in Pennsylvania#Villages|villages]] and [[Private community|private communities]]. Villages are unincorporated communities within a township, often defined by [[ZIP code]] boundaries, property deeds, and local consensus, but which have no official boundaries or population, unless they are also [[Census-designated place|census-designated places (CDPs)]], geographical areas designated by the [[United States Census Bureau|US Census Bureau]] for the purposes of compiling demographic data. Regardless of whether or not they are CDPs, however, they are not actual jurisdictions under Pennsylvania law. Private communities are gated settlements usually governed by a [[community association]], which also often defines the boundaries of the community and may keep track of the number of its members. However, like villages, private communities have no ''official'' boundaries or populations, unless they are CDPs, and are never Pennsylvanian jurisdictions. The following is an incomplete list by necessity, but more complete lists of Wayne County's villages and private communities may be found in the corresponding township entry.

*[[Big Bass Lake, Pennsylvania|Big Bass Lake]] (mostly in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]])
*[[Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania|Gouldsboro]] (partially in [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]])
*[[Pocono Springs, Pennsylvania|Pocono Springs]]
*[[The Hideout, Pennsylvania|The Hideout]]
*[[Wallenpaupack Lake Estates]]
*[[White Mills, Pennsylvania|White Mills]]

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Damascus, Pennsylvania|Damascus]]
*[[Equinunk, Pennsylvania|Equinunk]]
*[[Galilee, Pennsylvania|Galilee]]
*[[Hamlin, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Hamlin]]
*[[Hollisterville, Pennsylvania|Hollisterville]]
*[[Jericho, Wayne County, Pennsylvania|Jericho]]
*[[Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania|Lake Ariel]]
*[[Lake Como, Pennsylvania|Lake Como]]
*[[Lakeville, Pennsylvania|Lakeville]]
*[[Lakewood, Pennsylvania|Lakewood]]
*[[Milanville, Pennsylvania|Milanville]]
*[[Newfoundland, Pennsylvania|Newfoundland]]
*[[Orson, Pennsylvania|Orson]]
*[[Pleasant Mount, Pennsylvania|Pleasant Mount]]
*[[Poyntelle, Pennsylvania|Poyntelle]]
*[[Rileyville, Pennsylvania|Rileyville]]
*[[South Sterling, Pennsylvania|South Sterling]]
*[[Starlight, Pennsylvania|Starlight]]
*[[Tanners Falls, Pennsylvania|Tanners Falls]]
{{div col end}}

===Population ranking===
The population ranking of the following table is based on the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] of Wayne County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.2010.html|title=US Census Bureau 2010 Census|first=Center for New Media and|last=Promotions|website=www.census.gov|access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>

'''†''' ''county seat''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Rank
!City/Town/etc.
!Municipal type
!Population (2010 Census)

|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 1
|'''†''' '''[[Honesdale, Pennsylvania|Honesdale]]'''
| Borough
| 4,480
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 2
| '''[[The Hideout, Pennsylvania|The Hideout]]''' 
| CDP
| 3,013
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 3
| '''[[Waymart, Pennsylvania|Waymart]]'''
| Borough
| 1,341
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 4
| '''[[Wallenpaupack Lake Estates, Pennsylvania|Wallenpaupack Lake Estates]]''' 
| CDP
| 1,279
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 5
| '''[[Big Bass Lake, Pennsylvania|Big Bass Lake]]''' (''mostly in [[Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania|Lackawanna County]]'')
| CDP
| 1,270
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 6
| '''[[Hawley, Pennsylvania|Hawley]]'''
| Borough
| 1,211
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 7
| '''[[Pocono Springs, Pennsylvania|Pocono Springs]]''' 
| CDP
| 926
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 8
| '''[[Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania|Gouldsboro]]''' (''partially in [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe County]]'')
| CDP
| 890
|- style="background-color:#F0FFF0;"
| 9
| '''[[White Mills, Pennsylvania|White Mills]]''' 
| CDP
| 659
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 10
| '''[[Prompton, Pennsylvania|Prompton]]'''
| Borough
| 250
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 11
| '''[[Bethany, Pennsylvania|Bethany]]'''
| Borough
| 246
|- style="background-color:#FFF5EE;"
| 12
| '''[[Starrucca, Pennsylvania|Starrucca]]'''
| Borough
| 173
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Pennsylvania}}
*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wayne County, Pennsylvania]]

==References==
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