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Wayne County, Missouri (view source)
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'''Wayne County''' is a county in the southeastern part of the state of [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 13,521 at the 2010 census. The county was organized in 1818 and named for "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]], a general of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Greenville is the county seat, and Piedmont is the largest city.
'''Wayne County''' is a county in the southeastern part of the state of [[Missouri]]. It had a population of 13,521 at the 2010 census. The county was organized in 1818 and named for "Mad" [[Anthony Wayne]], a general of the [[American Revolutionary War]]. Greenville is the county seat, and Piedmont is the largest city.
==Geography==
Wayne County is located in the Ozark foothills of southeastern Missouri, bordered on the north by Madison County, on the east by [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], on the southeast by [[Stoddard County, Missouri|Stoddard County]], on the south by [[Butler County, Missouri|Butler County]], on the southwest by Carter County, on the west by Reynolds County, and on the northwest by Iron County. It has a total area of 774.06 square miles, including 759.18 of land and 14.89 of water.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20131021170230/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/counties_list_29.txt</ref>
Most of the county is part of the Ozark Plateau, with roughly the northwestern half belonging to the St. Francois Mountains range, which contains some of the highest peaks in the state. Clark Mountain, located just northeast of Piedmont, is the highest elevation in the county, at about 1,440 feet, and several other hills peak over 1,000 feet. The central part of the county is somewhat lower in elevation, especially along the St. Francis River south of Greenville. A small portion of southeastern Wayne County, just below Lake Wappapello, is part of the flat Mississippi Alluvial Plain, with an elevation of about 345 feet at its lowest point.<ref>https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=6580</ref>
In terms of bodies of water, the St. Francis River, including Lake Wappapello, is the most prominent, entering from the north, passing near Greenville, and exiting through the southeastern corner. Several smaller streams in the county feed into the river, notably Big Creek, which empties into it just south of Sam A. Baker State Park.
The major highway in the county is U.S. Route 67, which runs from north to south, roughly paralleling the St. Francis for much of its length. Missouri State Highways 34 and 49 also pass through the county, intersecting in Piedmont.
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