Wayne County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Formed from Cabell County in 1842, and named in honor of General Anthony Wayne, of Revolutionary War fame.

County Seat: Wayne, WV
Population: 42,903 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54005&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54005&_street=&_county=wayne&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Wayne County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99wayn.htm)

Lodging: Wayne County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Wayne%20County&lat=38.228033&lon=-82.469841&siteid=7790)

Schools: Wayne County Schools (http://boe.wayn.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: Wayne County Library (http://www.wcpl.lib.wv.us/wayne.html)

Cities and Towns

Kenova, WV
Wayne, WV

State Parks

Beech Fork State Park

Points of Interest

Wildcat Branch Petroglyphs

Climate

Temperature Mean Annual Average: 55 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 41 (Degrees F) -- Low 23 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 84 (Degrees F) -- Low 65 (Degrees F)

Long Term Precipitation

January: 3.05 inches -- July: 5.05 (inches) -- Annual: 43.0 (inches)

Mean Annual Snowfall Range

25 - 30 inches

Wayne County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=005)