Profile for Parkersburg, West Virginia, WV

Parkersburg is at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers.

Former and merged names include:
· Newport
· The Point
· Wood County Court House

Settlers arrived by flatboat in the 1780s.

Every U.S. savings bond that is bought or redeemed passes through the Treasury Department's Bureau of Public Debt office here.

Public transportation: Mid-Ohio Valley Transit Authority (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Ranked No. 3 in the state, June 2001, in the ePodunk Historic Small Towns Index

Filming location for:
· 2005 movie, "Bubble"

Well-known residents have included:
· Earle (Greasy) Neale, football player

Local festivals include:

• West Virginia Honey Festival - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival - June 15-17, 2007
• Homecoming Festival - Aug. 17-19, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Mountwood Park, North Bend Rail Trail

Historic sites and museums: Henry Cooper Log House, Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, Oil & Gas Museum, Blennerhassett Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 65

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19% of Parkersburg residents report German ancestry, and 14% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Parkersburg ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Parkersburg was $16,106, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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13% of Parkersburg residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Parkersburg festival dates:

• West Virginia Honey Festival - Aug. 25-26, 2007
• Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival - June 15-17, 2007
• Homecoming Festival - Aug. 17-19, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Parkersburg festival web sites:

• Homecoming Festival
• Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival

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Historic districts in Parkersburg include Avery Street Historic District, Blennerhassett Island Historic District, Julia-Ann Square Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Parkersburg, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $333.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $677.

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Newspapers in Parkersburg include Parkersburg News & Sentinel

TV stations in Parkersburg include WTAP.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WVPG.

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Wood County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Parkersburg political report.

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The average commute time for Parkersburg workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 4 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Parkersburg between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 1.2 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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