Pleasants County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Pleasant County, WV

Created in 1851, from Wood, Tyler and Ritchie Counties, and named for James Pleasants, Jr., who represented Virginia in the United States Senate, and who was its Governor, 1822-1825.


County Seat: St. Marys, WV
Population: Total Population 7,514 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54071&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54071&_street=&_county=Pleasants&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Pleasants County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99plea.HTM)


Lodging: Pleasants County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Pleasants%20County&lat=39.378020&lon=-81.174685&siteid=7790)


Cities and Towns

St. Marys, WV


Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 54 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 38 (Degrees F) -- Low 22 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 65 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 2.59 inches -- July: 4.26 (inches) -- Annual: 41.5 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

25 - 30 inches

Pleasants County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=010)

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