Wood County, West Virginia

Wood County
Wood County
County
	The Wood County Courthouse in Parkersburg
	Location within the U.S. state of West Virginia
	West Virginia's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°13′N 81°31′W / 39.21°N 81.51°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
Founded	December 21, 1798
Named for	James Wood
Seat	Parkersburg
Largest city	Parkersburg
Area
• Total	377 sq mi (980 km2)
• Land	367 sq mi (950 km2)
• Water	11 sq mi (30 km2) 2.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	84,296
• Estimate (2021)	83,624
• Density	220/sq mi (86/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.woodcountywv.com

Wood County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,296,^[1] making it West Virginia's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Parkersburg.^[2] The county was formed in 1798 from the western part of Harrison County and named for James Wood, governor of Virginia from 1796 to 1799.^[3]

Wood County is part of the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV Metropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[QF-1] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 6, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 23, 2001. Retrieved February 4, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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