Wood County
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Formed in 1798 from Harrison County and named in honor of Virginia Governor James Wood (1796-1799), Wood is among the most populous counties on the Ohio River in West Virginia. Blennerhassett Island, a state park in the Ohio River near Parkersburg, WV, was the estate of Harmon Blennerhassett, a participant in Aaron Burr's conspiracy. The seat of Wood County, Parkersburg was an important petroleumbexport center before the Civil War and is one of the largest cities in the state.
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
Smaller Communities
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)
