Demographics

Wayne County is perched on the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, 100 miles west of New York City, 150 miles north of Philadelphia, and 35 mile east of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre corridor.

With a population of about 47,200 Wayne County is growing at the rate of nearly two-percent each year, the third fastest growing county in the state.  Honesdale is the county seat and the largest commercial center and has a population of 5,200.

Covering 744 square miles of rolling terrain, elevation varies from 2,656 feet above sea level in the west to 670 feet at the Delaware River, which marks the county's eastern border with New York state.  Susquehanna, Lackawanna, Monroe and Pike counties in Pennsylvania border Wayne to the west, south, and east.

Wayne County enjoys a four-season climate with average temperatures ranging from lows in the teens in winter to the 80's in the summer.  Average annual precipitation is 39 inches, with snowfall ranging from 55 to 75 inches depending on location and elevation.

Principal highways in the county are Interstates 84 and 380, US Route 6 and State Routes 191, 247, 296, 370, 371, 507 and 670.  It's no secret.  Wayne County is a great place to visit and you would want to live here.  We play host year-round to vacationers, and more and more people are choosing to place their roots here.  In fact we are one of the fastest growing areas of Pennsylvania.

Wayne County, within the Pocono Mountains, is famous as a vacation playground.    The combination of an unsurpassed natural environment and top-notch facilities and accommodations have produced good times and pleasant memories for millions.

Sixty-percent of the county is woodland.  Principal streams are the Delaware and Lackawaxen Rivers and Wallenpaupack Creek.  Wayne County is conveniently located to the "Big City" while offering a broad expanse of living space with a full array of goods and services available.