Wood County

From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia

Formed in 1798 from Harrison Country and named in honor of James Wood, Governor of Virginia (1796-1799). Blennerhassett Island, in the Ohio River near Parkersburg, WV is well known because of Harmon Blennerhassett's participation in Aaron Burr's conspiracy.

County Seat: Parkersburg, WV
Population: 87,986 (2000 Census (http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=05000US54105&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US54%7C05000US54105&_street=&_county=Wood&_cityTown=&_state=04000US54&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on))
Wood County Profile (http://www.wvbep.org/bep/lmi/CNTYPROF/CP99wood.HTM)

Lodging: Wood County Hotels (http://www.reservetravel.com/v4/redir.aspx?type=geo&rad=15&lbl=Wood%20County&lat=39.259427&lon=-81.531700&siteid=7790)

Airports: Map (http://www.wvamaps.com/maps/index.php?place=Wood%20County%20Airport&state=WV&lon=-81.4392&lat=39.345&pop=0&county=Wood&elev=858&scale=3) showing Wood County Airport
Schools: Wood County Library (http://www.netassoc.net/wcboe/)
Libraries: Parkersburg - Wood County Public Library (http://parkersburg.lib.wv.us/)

Cities and Towns

Blennerhassett, WV
Parkersburg, WV
Williamstown, WV

State Parks

Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park

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

Wood County Weather Forecast (http://www.wvwebsites.com/cgi-bin/weather/hamweather.cgi?theme=default&user=default&forecast=zandh&state=wv&zone=009)