Wayne -- U.S. County in Nebraska Population (2000): 9851 Housing Units (2000): 3662 Land area (2000): 443.434579 sq. miles (1148.490238 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.046544 sq. miles (0.120548 sq. km) Total area (2000): 443.481123 sq. miles (1148.610786 sq. km) Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 42.198600 N, 97.103127 W Headwords: Wayne Wayne, NE Wayne County Wayne County, NE