Wayne is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. Wayne and McClain County are part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area. The population was 625 at the 2020 census, Wayne is part of the "Heart of Oklahoma" exurban area south of Norman and Oklahoma City.
History
Wayne was named by early railroad workers from Pennsylvania who adopted town names from the railways there, including Wayne, Paoli, Ardmore, and Wynnewood. The town is named for Mad Anthony Wayne, a United States Army general and statesman. The town was significantly damaged by an EF2 tornado on December 13, 2022.
Geography
Wayne is located in southern McClain County at the intersection of U.S. Highway 77 and State Highway 59. US 77 leads north to Purcell, the county seat, and south to Paoli, while OK 59 leads east to Byars and west to Payne. Oklahoma City is to the north.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Wayne has a total area of , all land.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Wayne had a population of 625. The median age was 37.3 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 84.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.9 males age 18 and over.
There were 245 households in Wayne, of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.8% were married-couple households, 22.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
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| White || 411 || 65.8%
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| Black or African American || 11 || 1.8%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 105 || 16.8%
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| Asian || 5 || 0.8%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 11 || 1.8%
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| Two or more races || 82 || 13.1%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 35 || 5.6%
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2000 census
As of the census
- Kevin Stitt (born 1972), 28th governor of Oklahoma, attended first grade in Wayne, as recalled in his inaugural address on January 14, 2019.