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Wayne, township (town), Passaic county, northern New Jersey, U.S., 6 miles (10 km) west of Paterson, New Jersey. The site, first settled in 1695, was originally part of New Barbadoes township in Essex county, which was later incorporated into Bergen county. During the American Revolution the Theunis Dey Mansion (1740s) in Wayne served as General George Washington’s headquarters in 1780. After the war the Wayne area was separated into the Saddle River township and in 1837 became Manchester township. In 1847 the present township was incorporated and named in honour of Major General Anthony Wayne. Mainly residential with light manufactures (notably pharmaceuticals and machinery), it is the seat of William Paterson University of New Jersey (1855). Pop. (2000) 54,069; New York–White Plains–Wayne Metro Division, 11,296,377; (2010) 54,717; New York–White Plains–Wayne Metro Division, 11,576,251.

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