Hardy County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Created from Hampshire County in 1786, and named from Samuel Hardy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Hardy), a distinguished Virginian.

County Seat: Moorefield, WV
Population: 12,669 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54029&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54029&_street=&_county=Hardy&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Hardy County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99hard.htm)

Lodging: Hardy County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=20&lbl=Hardy%20County&lat=39.049674&lon=-78.885741&siteid=7790)

Libraries

Hardy County Public Library (http://hardycounty.martin.lib.wv.us/) in Moorefield, WV

Cities and Towns

Moorefield, WV

Schools

Hardy County Schools (http://www.hardycountyschools.com/)

State Parks

Lost River State Park

See Also

Lost River: Lost and Found

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 51 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 19 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 58 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 1.98 inches -- July: 3.62 (inches) -- Annual: 35.5 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

30 - 45 inches

Hardy County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=055)