WayneIN
A town of 4,134. Healthier than 88% of U.S. towns.
What makes Wayne stand out
The thing Wayne does most differently from other towns.
Wayne’s report card
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Weather
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- Art This Way Fest celebrates decade of public art programming in downtown Fort WayneThe Journal Gazette · Oct 1
Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wayne. Another town gets a different order.
Healthier than 12% of U.S. towns
Wayne beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
| What stands out | Wayne | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 8.1% |
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Wayne has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
About one in six working residents works right in Wayne
Most working residents leave Wayne for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Knightstown (11%), Greenfield (7%) and New Castle (5%). Half commute less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Wayne’s public schools outperform 39% of Indiana districts
The public schools Wayne’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of Indiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightstown Elementary School | PK–3 | 372 | B |
| Knightstown Intermediate School | 4–8 | 387 | C− |
| Knightstown High School | 9–12 | 318 | B+ |
Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
0.3% of Wayne is conserved land
4.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sunset Park | — | 14 |
About Wayne
Township in Indiana, United States
Wayne Township is one of thirteen townships in Henry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,216 and it contains 1,828 housing units.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 4,115
- Area
- 33 sq mi
- Elevation
- 968 ft
Wayne’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Wayne.