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Parkersburg, West Virginia

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The 2000 Census showed that Parkersburg had a population of 33,099 people ^<1>. This represents 1.83% of the total population of West Virginia, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	31,611	-4.5%	-0.13% since 2007
2007	31,652	-4.37%	-0.65% since 2006
2006	31,858	-3.75%	-0.98% since 2005
2005	32,174	-2.79%	-0.51% since 2004
2004	32,338	-2.3%	-0.73% since 2003
2003	32,575	-1.58%	-0.93% since 2002
2002	32,882	-0.66%	-0.86% since 2001
2001	33,168	+0.21%	+0.21% since 2000
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2000	33,099	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Charleston	S	63 mi [101.4 km]	50,302	5.84% decrease
2	Huntington	SW	75 mi [120.7 km]	49,185	4.45% decrease
-3-	Parkersburg			31,611	4.5% decrease
4	Wheeling	NE	71 mi [114.3 km]	28,913	7.98% decrease
5	Morgantown	E	88 mi [141.6 km]	29,642	10.57% increase
6	Weirton	NE	94 mi [151.3 km]	18,748	8.15% decrease
7	Fairmont	E	75 mi [120.7 km]	19,024	0.38% decrease

Parkersburg had 16,100 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Parkersburg has an area ^<4> of 11.82 square miles [30.61 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Parkersburg had a 2000 population density of 2,800 people per square mile [1,081 people/km²], making it the state's 17th most densely populated area.

Wood County

The city of Parkersburg is located in Wood County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 87,874 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 33,099 people, Parkersburg contained 37.67% of the Wood County total.

In addition, where the community of Parkersburg has a population density of 2,800 people per square mile [1,081 people/km²], Wood County averages 239.2 people per square mile [92.4 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Wood County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Parkersburg and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Parkersburg. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	4	49,532	3.82% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	5	52,514	3.64% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	8	68,292	3.18% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	12	73,112	3.16% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	20	78,802	3.11% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	32	111,028	1.78% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Parkersburg. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Parkersburg, it also contains a comparison between Parkersburg and the state of West Virginia.

Click here for the Parkersburg QuickFact (QF-5462140).

A Census Quickfact is available for Wood County (QF-54107).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Wood County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Pleasants	QF-54073	NE	7,150	4.67% decrease
Ritchie	QF-54085	E	10,308	0.26% decrease
Wirt	QF-54105	SE	5,757	2.11% decrease
Jackson	QF-54035	S	28,157	0.41% increase
Meigs (OH)	QF-39105	SW	22,722	1.32% decrease
Athens (OH)	QF-39009	W	63,255	1.5% increase
Washington (OH)	QF-39167	N	61,567	2.57% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Parkersburg:

	State Code:	54 (West Virginia)
	County Code:	107 (Wood County)
	Place Code:	62140 (Parkersburg)

	State & County Code:	54107 (West Virginia/Wood County)

	State & Place Code:	5462140 (West Virginia/Parkersburg)

Parkersburg is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Parkersburg.

The Commemorative
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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Parkersburg and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Parkersburg. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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