Wayne

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 688 according to the 2010 census with a ZIP code population of 1875 according to Sperling's BestPlaces. Wayne is part of the "Heart of Oklahoma" exurban area south of Norman and Oklahoma City. Wayne was so named by early railroad workers from Pennsylvania who adopted town names from the railways there, including Wayne, Paoli, Ardmore, and Wynnewood. Wayne is named for Mad Anthony Wayne, a United States Army general and statesman.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt attended school in Wayne in his early years before moving to nearby Norman. Stitt, a former Tulsa mortgage banker and business leader, recalled attending Wayne schools in his inaugural address on January 14, 2019 in Oklahoma City. Stitt is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and approximately 1/8 of the local population are of Native American ancestry.

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