Wetzel County, West Virginia
10 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 14,078
- Median household income
- $56,836
- ±5,601
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 297 of 5,478 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.4%
- 4,974 of 6,113 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Wetzel | 14,170 (2021) | Po Box 156, New Martinsville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of New Martinsville | 5,174 (2021) | 191 Main St, New Martinsville | — |
| City of Paden City | 2,478 (2021) | Po Box 211, Paden City | Website |
| Town of Hundred | 248 (2021) | Po Box 1100, Hundred | — |
| Town of Pine Grove | 353 (2021) | Po Box 286, Pine Grove | — |
| Town of Smithfield | 101 (2021) | Po Box 67, Smithfield | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hundred-Littleton Public Service District (water and Sewer) | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 880, Hundred | — |
| Wetzel County Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | 250 North St, New Martinsville | — |
| Grandview Doolin Public Service District | Water supply utility | 120 Plum Street, Proctor | — |
| Wetzel County Public Service District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 456, Reader | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Wetzel County Schools
School district9 schools
333 Foundry St, New Martinsville, WV, 26155
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Fencerow Farmers Market (1604 E High St Waynesburg) · Waynesburg Farmers' Market (Waynesburg)
Bridgeport Farmers' Market (Bridgeport)
Fairview Farm Market (Fairview)
Hometown Marketers (Cameron)
Arnettsville Farmers' Market (Morgantown) · Morgantown Farmers' Market (Morgantown) · South Morgantown Community Farmers' Market (Morgantown) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.