Parkersburg, West Virginia
| Parkersburg | |||
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| Nickname : The Savings Bond Capital of America | |||
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| Location in West Virginia | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1810 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | West Virginia | ||
| County : | Wood County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 16 ′ N , 81 ° 33 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
31,492 (as of 2010) 91,449 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 996.6 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 31.6 km 2 (approx. 12 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 187 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 26101 to 26106 | ||
| Area code : | +1 304 | ||
| FIPS : | 5462140 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1544587 | ||
| Website : | parkersburgcity | ||
| Mayor : | Robert Newell | ||
Parkersburg is a City and at the same administrative center ( the county seat ) of Wood County in the US -amerikanischen State West Virginia . In 2010 there were 31,492 residents in Parkersburg.
geography
Parkersburg is 39 ° 15'58 "north latitude and 81 ° 32'32" west longitude. Cambridge is about 70 kilometers away in the north. Charleston is 90 kilometers south. The Interstate 77 highway touches the city in the east. In the city, the Little Kanawha River flows into the Ohio River .
history
The city was initially called Newport , but was renamed "Parkersburg" in 1810 in honor of the settler Alexander Parker. 1860, the town was granted the status of City . After the construction of a railway line, Parkersburg gained increasing importance as a trading center and medical supply center during the American Revolutionary War . After the war, the city became an influential distribution center for products from the oil and gas industry.
Parkersburg is today a cultural center and seat of many museums, namely:
- Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History
- Henry Cooper Log Cabin Museum
- Oil and Gas Museum
- Sumnerite African-American History Museum
- The Artcraft Studio
- Veterans Museum of Mid-Ohio Valley
Picture gallery
Little Kanawha River just before it meets the Ohio River in Parkersburg
Belpre Parkersburg Bridge over the Ohio River in Parkersburg
Flood barrier on the Ohio River in Parkersburg
Parkersburg skyline
Aerial view of the modern Parkersburg 2005
Chancellor House in Parkersburg
Wood County Courthouse in Parkersburg
The Parkersburg Municipal Building
Demographic data
In 2010 a population of 31,492 people was determined, which corresponds to a decrease of 4.9% compared to the year 2000. The median age of the residents in 2010 was 41.2 years, slightly below the West Virginia state median of 43.4 years. The unemployment rate in March 2012 was 8.9%.
sons and daughters of the town
- Walter Barnes (1918–1998), actor and football player
- Jacob B. Blair (1821-1901), politician
- Edwin Catmull (* 1945), computer scientist
- Paul Dooley (born 1928), actor
- Paul Goldsmith (born 1925), racing driver
- Mel Graves (1946–2008), jazz musician and university professor
- John D. Hoblitzell (1912–1962), politician
- Jacob B. Jackson (1829-1893), politician
- James M. Jackson (1825-1901), politician
- Hunter Holmes Moss (1874-1916), politician
- Greasy Neale (1891-1973), baseball player and football coach
- Buck Rinehart (1946-2015), politician
- Morgan Spurlock (* 1970), documentary filmmaker and screenwriter
- Mick Staton (1940-2014), politician
- Ray Wetzel (1924–1951), jazz musician
- Deron Williams (born 1984), basketball player