Parkersburg
city in and county seat of Wood County, West Virginia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
Parkersburg is a city in the United States[1]. Parkersburg ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,893 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wood County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Ohio River[5], Little Kanawha River[6]
- Head of government: Tom Joyce[7]
- Instance of: county seat[8]
- Postal code: 26101[9], 26102[10], 26103[11], 26104[12], 26106[13]
- Commons category: Parkersburg, West Virginia[14]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[15]
- Local dialing code: 304[16]
- Inception: 1810[17]
- Official website: http://www.parkersburg-wv.com[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Parkersburg, West Virginia[19]
- Population: 30,601[20], 31,492[21], 29,738[22]
- Office held by head of government: mayor[23]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24], Otto's encyclopedia[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], The New Student's Reference Work[27]
- Capital of: Wood County[28]
- Official name: Parkersburg[29]
- Category for people born here: Q28653237[30]
- Category for people who died here: Q44092170[31]
- Number of households: 13,119[32]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Parkersburg, West Virginia[33]
- Different from: Parkersburg[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 187 m[35]
- Area: 31.90534 km²[36], 31.996375 km²[37]
- Water as percent of area: 4.3182 percent[38]
Why It Matters
Parkersburg has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Parkersburg is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]