Ritchie County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed in 1843 from parts of Wood, Harrision and Lewis Counties, and named in honor of Thomas Ritchie, a distinguished journalist of Richmond, Virginia, whose mother was a sister of Judge Spencer Roane, for whom Roane County was named.
County Seat: Harrisville, WV
Population: 10,343 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54083&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54083&_street=&_county=Ritchie&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Ritchie County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99ritc.HTM)
Lodging: Ritchie County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=20&lbl=Ritchie%20County&lat=39.199874&lon=-81.066437&siteid=7790)
Cities and Towns
Harrisville, WV
Pennsboro, WV
Pullman, WV
State Parks
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
Ritchie County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=019)
