Wayne County was the sixth county in the Northwest Territory, formed August 15, 1796, from portions of
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 673 square miles (1,740 km ), of which 612 square miles (1,590 km ) is land and 61 square miles (160 km ) (9.0%) is water. Its water area includes pa… See more

The Wayne County Department of Public Services was formed in 1906 as the Wayne County Road Commission. It was the government agency in Wayne County, Michigan responsible for building and maintainin… See more

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.
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According to 2010 statistics, the largest religious group in Wayne County was the Archdiocese of Detroit, with 297,283 Catholics worshipping at 149 parishes, followed by 92,394 non-denominational adherents … See more

Wayne County is Michigan's first "charter county", with a home rule charter setting up its structures within limits set in state law and constitution. Most Michigan county governments are structured according to state law, … See more

Wayne County has backed the Democratic candidate for president in every election from 1932 onward, often and more recently by wide margins. From 1896 to 1928, it had always voted Republican for president, or at least mo… See more