Wayne is a
township in
Passaic County,
New Jersey, United States, located less than from
Midtown Manhattan. As of the
2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 54,717, reflecting an increase of 648 (+1.2%) from the 54,069 counted in the
2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 7,044 (+15.0%) from the 47,025 counted in the
1990 Census.