Hancock County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
The smallest county in West Virginia, Hancock is also the northernmost county in West Virginia. Hancock County was created from northern Brooke County in 1848 and was named for John Hancock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock), first signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Weirton, WV, is the largest community in Hancock County. The Mountaineer Casino Resort & Race Track, near Chester, WV, attracts thousands of visitors to Hancock County annually.
County Seat: New Cumberland, WV
Population: 32,667 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54027&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54027&_street=&_county=Hancock&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Hancock County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99hanc.HTM)
Lodging: Hancock County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Hancock%20County&lat=40.504722&lon=-80.575484&siteid=7790)
Cities and Towns
Chester, WV
New Cumberland, WV
Newell, WV
Weirton, WV
State Parks
Libraries
Mary H. Weir Public Library (http://weirton.lib.wv.us/), in Weirton, WV
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 51 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 36 (Degrees F) -- Low 17 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.27 inches -- July: 4.35 (inches) -- Annual: 36.7 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
35 - 40 inches
Hancock County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=001)
