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 ____________________________________...