1. Wayne County, Indiana THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER
GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3
Wayne County, Indiana
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

2. GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 3
Wayne County, Indiana
Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP
Project Staff:
Ritika Bhawal, MPH
Solomon Briggs
Kyoungsun Heo, MPA
Srinivasa Konchada
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved.

3. 3. Geographic and Historical Notes
Wayne County is located in East Central Indiana and is bordered by the State of Ohio and the following Indiana counties: Randolph to the north, Henry to the west/northwest, Fayette to the south/southwest, and Union to the south. State Highways 27 and 40 and Interstate Highway 70 cross the county. Elevation is 900 to 1,257 feet.
The landscape of the county is mostly slightly sloping, but with steeper areas in the farthest southern areas, and nearly flat regions in the north and southeast. The landscape features hickory and oak trees. The county pertains to the Indiana and Ohio Till Plain land resource area.
Wayne county is in the Eastern Time Zone and observes DST. Average daily temperatures are 16٥/35٥ in January and 61٥/85٥ in July. Annual precipitation is about 39 and snowfall about inches. The first freeze occurs between October 5-10 everywhere except the northeastern corner where it is a bit later, October The last freeze occurs between May The growing season lasts days.
Agricultural activity is diversified. Main crops are corn for grain, winter wheat, hay, and soybeans. Sweet corn is an important vegetable. Livestock include cattle/calves, milk cows, and hogs/pigs. Nearly three-quarters of the land is in farms and about three-fourths of that land is in cash crops. Important natural resources include construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, and forestland. Water resources include lakes/reservoirs (including Middle Fork Reservoir, Newman Lakes, Spring Grove lake, We-Hi-Lakes), the Whitewater and East Fork Whitewater Rivers, and streams (Greens Fork, Nolands, and Martindale Creeks).
Communities include the city of Richmond, which is the county seat; and the towns of Boston, Cambridge City, Centerville, Dublin, East Germantown, Economy, Fountain City, Greens Fork, Fountain City, Hagerstown, Milton, Mount Auburn, Spring Grove, and Whitewater.
Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Geographic Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995.

4. Wayne County
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