Monongalia County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed in 1776 from the District of West Augusta (Virginia) by act of the General Assmbly of Virginia, with additional territory being added to the county in 1780. The county was intended to be named for the Monongahela River, but due to a clerical error received the name Monongalia.
County Seat: Morgantown, WV
Population: 81,866(2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54057&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54057&_street=&_county=Monongalia&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Monongalia County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/cp99mono.htm)
Lodging: Monongalia County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Monongalia%20County&lat=39.634786&lon=-79.994783&siteid=7790)
Airports: Morgantown Municipal Airport (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Morgantown%20Municipal%20Airport&state=WV&lon=-79.9164&lat=39.6428&pop=0&county=Monongalia&elev=1248&scale=3)
Schools: Monongalia County Schools (http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: Morgantown Public Library (http://morgantown.lib.wv.us/)
Cities and Towns
Blacksville, WV
Cassville, WV
Granville, WV
Morgantown, WV
Star City, WV
Westover, WV
Early Iron Furnaces
Monongalia County was the scene of an extensive iron making industry from 1800 to 1870. Five furnances were operated along Cheat River near Ice's Ferry, one at Clinton Furnace, on Booths Creek, and one at Rock Rorge on Deckers Creek.
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 37 (Degrees F) -- Low 21 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 83 (Degrees F) -- Low 63 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 2.51 inches -- July: 4.27 (inches) -- Annual: 41.2 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
30 - 45 inches
Monongalia County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=022)
