Wirt County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed in 1848 from Wood and Jackson counties, Wirt was named for William Wirt, of Maryland, who gained fame as an author, orator, and lawyer in his adopted Virginia, of which the county was then part. Large areas of Wirt along the Little Kanawha River and its tributaries are in farmland.
County Seat: Elizabeth, WV
Population: 5,873 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54103&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54103&_street=&_county=Wirt&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Wirt County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99wirt.HTM)
Lodging: Wirt County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Wirt%20County&lat=39.019107&lon=-81.384570&siteid=7790)
Schools: Wirt County Schools (http://boe.wirt.k12.wv.us/)
Libraries: Dora B. Woodyard Memorial Libary (http://dorabwoodyard.lib.wv.us/)
Cities and Towns
Climate
Temperature Mean Annual Average: 52 (Degrees F)
January Averages: High 40 (Degrees F) -- Low 17 (Degrees F)
July Averages: High 86 (Degrees F) -- Low 60 (Degrees F)
Long Term Precipitation
January: 3.15 inches -- July: 4.84 (inches) -- Annual: 44.7 (inches)
Mean Annual Snowfall Range
25 - 35 inches
Wirt County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=017)
