Parkersburg is a county seat in Wood County. The community was named after settler Capt. Alexander Parker. The city is known as "The Savings Bond Capital of America". 

Parkersburg lies at the confluence of the Ohio and Little Kanawha rivers and covers a total area of 31.6 km² (12.2 mi²) of which 30.6 km² (11.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.19% water.
Parkersburg is the third largest city in West Virginia, behind Charleston and Huntington and is also the largest by population of three principal cities. The average temperature in July is 38 degrees while that in July is 85 degrees. Parkersburg receives an average annual rainfall of 42.2 inches.

Elevation: 649 feet

Land area: 11.8 square miles

Latitude: 39.27 N

Longitude: 81.54 W

Population: 32,020 as on 2005

Local festivals include:

• Homecoming Festival - Aug. 18-20, 2006
• Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival - June 16-18, 2006
• West Virginia Honey Festival - Aug. 26-27, 2006

Attractions:

• Henry Cooper Log House
• Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park
• Oil & Gas Museum
• &Blennerhassett Museum