The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusWayne Lakes is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 693 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 718 to 693 (-3%). Half of its homes were built before 1966.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wayne Lakes yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wayne Lakes’s history is told.
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Wayne Lakes, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Wayne Lakes is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Wayne Lakes has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Fort Jefferson Site in Neave, 1 miles away.
Wayne Lakes and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (3). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.