County Seat: Clarksburg
Nearby Metropolitan Cities			Distance (miles)		Government
Wheeling, WV			96		Sheriff's Department....Number of Sworn Officers					24
Pittsburgh, PA			110		Location	Clarksburg
Charleston, WV			122		State Police Department....Number of Sworn Officers					22
					Location	Bridgeport/Shinnston
Education
Public Schools					Transportation
Elementary	14	Vocational Schools	1		Highway Servicing Area			I-79
Middle or Jr. High	6	Other	3		US Routes			50 (Corridor D), 19
High Schools	5				WV Routes			98, 76, 58, 57, 23, 20
Number of 1999-2000 Public High School Graduates			808		Available Industrial Parks			3
					Railroads	CSXT
College		Location (County)			Motor Freight Carriers Available			Yes
Salem International		Salem (Harrison)			Airports	Benedum Airport , (public) Bridgeport
West Virginia University		Morgantown (Monongalia)			Wade F. Maley Field, (private) Shinnston
Fairmont State College		Fairmont (Marion)			Bus Service			Yes
					Parcel Service			Yes
					River, Nearest Navigable			Monongahela
Libraries
Number	5	Total Volumes	203,747
					Communications
					Newspapers	4	Radio Stations	12	TV Stations	3
Recreational Facilities					Telephone Service		Verizon, Citizens Telecom
Auditoriums	17	Stadiums	5		Cellular Telephone Service
Baseball-Softball Fields	9	Capacity	INA		Telegraph Service			Yes
Basketball Courts		No. Lighted	5
Indoor	22	Tennis Courts
Outdoor	7	Indoor	0		Utilities and Service
Swimming Pools	9	Outdoor	2		Electricity	Allegheny, Harrison REA
Country Clubs	5	Theaters, Indoor	2		Natural Gas	Lumberport-Shinnston Gas, Hope Gas, Equitable Gas
Golf Courses	5	Outdoor	2
Parks	8	Playgrounds	11
					Climate
					Temperature (Degrees F) Mean Annual Average					52
Medical					January Averages		High	39	Low	19
Hospitals	1	Beds	375		July Averages		High	85	Low	61
Doctors	144	Dentists	40		Long Term Precipitation (inches):
					January	2.91	July	4.06	Annual	42.3
					Mean Annual Snowfall Range (inches)					30 - 40
Child Care					Note: Wide variation in snowfall in some counties due to mountainous terrain. Upper limits in higher elevations.
Licensed Day Care Centers			23
Financial Institutions
Banks: number including branches			29
Savings and Loans: number including branches			0
Economic Indicators
Per Capita Income (1999)			$23,851
Total Personal Income (1999)			$1,677,385,000
Employment and Wages Covered by
Unemployment Compensation Programs
Employment, Annual Average 2000			31,819
Total Wages, Annual 2000			$861,371,131
Annual Wage, Annual Average 2000			27,070
Weekly Wage, Annual Average 2000			$520.60
Population (2000 Census)
Total Population 2000			68,652		Place of Work
Total Population 1990			69,371		Workers Living in County			Data not yet available
Total Population 1980			77,710		Working in Same County
Total Population 1970			73,028		Working in Another County
Sex and Age					Working in Another State
Male			32,861		Not Reported
Female			35,791
Ages 14 and below			12,911		Households
Ages 15 to 19			4,782		Total Households			27,867
Ages 20 to 24			3,886		Family Households			19,085
Ages 25 to 34			8,513		Non-Family Households			8,782
Ages 35 to 44			10,378		Persons 65 and Over, Living Alone			3,676
Ages 45 to 54			9,898		Average Household Size			2.42
Ages 55 to 64			6,906
Ages 65 and older			11,378		Housing
Median Age			39.2		Total Housing Units			31,112
Race					Occupied Housing Units			27,867
White			66,282		Owner Occupied Units			20,841
Black or African American			1,105		Renter Occupied Units			7,026
American Indian and Alaska Native			102
Asian			408
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific			19
Some other race			145
Two or more races			591
Harrison County

Link to the City of Bridgeport - http://www.bridgeportwv.com
Harrison County Development office - http://www.hcdawv.com/
WV Development Office - http://www.wvdo.org