 wayne county is a county located in the u.s. state of kentucky. as of the 2010 census, the population was 20,813. its county seat is monticello. the county was named for gen. anthony wayne. it is a prohibition or dry county. ==history== wayne county was formed december 13, 1800 from pulaski and cumberland counties. it was the 43rd county and is named for general "mad anthony" wayne, a hero of the american revolution and the northwest indian war. wayne's victory at the battle of fallen timbers virtually ended the indian threat against kentucky settlers.^ geographic names information system. united states geological survey. retrieved on 2008-01-31. during the winter of 1861, an act was passed by the confederate government of kentucky to rename wayne county to zollicoffer county in honor of felix zollicoffer, who died at the battle of mill springs. ==geography== thumb|left|180px|farmland in wayne county according to the u.s. census bureau, the county has a total area of , of which  is land and  (5.4%) is water. the county's elevation ranges from  to , at the monticello/wayne county airport the elevation is . wayne county is located in the pennyrile plateau (image) and eastern coal field [http://www.uky.edu
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