With a county population of approximately 80,000 +, and a West Virginia University student enrollment of 24,000, Metropolitan Morgantown, the County Seat of Monongalia County, offers all the comforts of a much larger city while maintaining the pleasant, slower paced atmosphere of a smaller community. Located at the intersection of I-79 and I-68, the proximity to Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. is more than convenient by car or a short commuter flight from Hart Field, Morgantown's Municipal Airport.

The present City of Morgantown dates back to when Zacquill Morgan received a charter for the Virginia Assembly to establish Morgans-Town. Today Morgantown has emerged with a sound, ever-expanding business and industrial community, ample natural resources, an up-to-date educational system and great expectations for the future.

With Monongalia County's unemployment rate being one of the lowest in the state, Greater Morgantown is an educational, mining and business nucleus. West Virginia University, diversified industry, coal and energy production, the U.S. Department of Energy, NIOSH, the Center for Disease Control, Senator Robert Byrd Health Sciences Complex of WVU Hospitals, Software Valley, the West Virginia High Technology Consortium and the growing West Virginia High Technology Corridor have helped to ensure a successful economic future.

With a winter average low temperature of 22 degrees Fahrenheit and a summer average high temperature of 84 degrees Fahrenheit, Monongalia County's comfort level rates A+. Our elevation of 960' provides pleasant summer breezes, but only a mean annual snowfall of 32".

Built on a series of ridges and valleys, romantic, breathtaking views are infinitely evident. Sights such as the clear blue-green waters of Cheat Lake, the vibrant fall colors from Cooper's Rock State Forest, and the adjacent University Forest draw visitors from across the country. Camping, hiking, cross country skiing, rock climbing, hunting, and fishing are a few of the local pastimes while only a short drive affords white water rafting and downhill skiing.