Cabell County, West Virginia

Founding: 1809
Parent county: Kanawha

Namesake: William Cabell, Virginia politician
Seat: Guyandotte (1809–1814); Barboursville (1814–1887); Huntington (1887–)

Land area: 281 square miles

Population (2020): 94,350

Population (historic): 2,717 (1810); 8,163 (1840); 6,429 (1870); 29,252 (1900); 90,786 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1810–1840; 1850s; 1870–1960

Subdivisions: One city; one town; one village; four CDPs

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 9,027 (19.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 39.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 21.7%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $813
Average outbuilding value (1930): $501
Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,113
Average farm size (1920): 41.6 acres
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Huntington

Namesake: Collis Huntington, railroad magnate

Founding: 1871 (platting); 1871 (post office); 1871 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 46,482

Population (historic): 3,174 (1880); 11,923 (1900); 75,572 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1871–1950
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 8,163 (33.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Albert Jenkins House (c. 1835). 8814 Ohio River Road. Federal.

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