Kanawha County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed from parts of Greenbrier County and Montgomery County (Virginia) in 1788. Named for the Great Kanawha River, which received its name from the Indian tribe which once lived along the river and in the territory now embraced within the county. The tribe's name had been spelled various ways by early explorers -- from Conoys to Connis to Kanawha and so-on. The 1788 act creating the county spelled the name of the county as "Kenhawa," which has never been officially changed by act of legislature or court, although by popular usage "Kanawha" has come to be the accepted spelling.
County Seat: Charleston, WV
Population: 200,073 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54109&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54109&_street=&_county=kanawha&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Kanawha County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99KANA.HTM)
Lodging: Kanawha County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Kanawha%20County&lat=38.348930&lon=-81.605694&siteid=7790)
Schools: Kanawha County Schools (http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: Kanawha County Public Library (http://kanawha.lib.wv.us/)
Airports: Yeager Airport (http://www.yeagerairport.com/)
Cities and Towns
Belle, WV
Burning Springs, WV
Cedar Grove, WV
Charleston, WV
Clendenin, WV
Dunbar, WV
East Bank, WV
Glasgow, WV
Marmet, WV
Nitro, WV
Pratt, WV
St. Albans, WV
South Charleston, WV
Points of Interest
Criel Mound - Also known as the South Charleston Mound, the Criel Mound is the second largest Adena Indian mound found in West Virginia, and is located in South Charleston, WV.
Fort Lee
Fort Tackett
State Forests
Wildlife Management Areas
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 55 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 41 (Degrees F) -- Low 23 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 86 (Degrees F) -- Low 64 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.91 inches -- July: 4.99 (inches) -- Annual: 42.5 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
25 - 40 inches
Kanawha County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=015)
