Marion County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Created in 1842 from parts of Monongalia and Harrison Counties, Marion County was named in honor of General Francis Marion, of Revolutionary War fame, know in history as "The Swamp Fox."
County Seat: Fairmont, WV
Population: 56,598 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54043&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54043&_street=&_county=Marion&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Marion County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99mari.htm)
Lodging: Marion County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Marion%20County&lat=39.499846&lon=-80.197936&siteid=7790)
Airports: Fairmont Municipal Airport (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Fairmont%20Municipal%20Airport&state=WV&lon=-80.1672&lat=39.4481&pop=0&county=Marion&elev=1028&scale=3)
Schools: Marion County Schools (http://wvde.state.wv.us/ed_directory/index.html?county_id=47/)
Libraries: Marion County Library (http://www.marioncountypubliclibrary.org/)
Cities and Towns
Fairmont, WV
Grant Town, WV
Mannington, WV
Monongah, WV
Pleasant Valley, WV
Rivesville, WV
Worthington, WV
State Parks
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 37 (Degrees F) -- Low 19 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 61 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.89 inches -- July: 4.61 (inches) -- Annual: 43.8 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
30 - 45 inches
Marion County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=021)
