Huntington

Cabell County, WV

Population

46,637

Walk Score

90 · Walker's Paradise

Median rent

$841

Median home value

$114,800

Settled

1775

Huntington is a city in Cabell and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is the county seat of Cabell County and sits at the confluence of the Ohio and Guyandotte rivers in the southwestern part of the state. With a population of 46,842 at the 2020 census, Huntington is the second-most populous city in West Virginia. The Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, spanning seven counties across West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio, has an estimated 368,000 residents.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

14th Street West Historic District · listed 2024
Downtown Huntington Historic District · listed 1986
Downtown Huntington Historic District (Boundary Increase) · listed 2007
Hawthorne Historic District · listed 2007
Mortimer Place Historic District · listed 2001
Ninth Street West Historic District · listed 1980
Ritter Park Historic District · listed 1990

Notable landmarks

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot · listed 1973
Barnett Hospital and Nursing School · listed 2009
Bethel Memorial Park Cemetery · listed 2025
Cabell County Courthouse · listed 1982
Campbell-Hicks House · listed 1985
Carnegie Public Library · listed 1980
Carroll, Thomas, House · listed 1973
Chesapeake and Ohio 1308 Steam Locomotive · listed 2003
Douglass Junior and Senior High School · listed 1985
Elk River Coal and Lumber Company #10 Steam Locomotive · listed 2006
Foster Memorial Home · listed 2001
Freeman Estate · listed 2009
Garrison, Memphis Tennessee House · listed 2017
Harvey House · listed 1972
Huntington High School · listed 2000
Johnston-Meek House · listed 2004
Kenwood · listed 2007
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company · listed 1998
Marshall University Memorial Fountain · listed 2024
Masonic Temple-Watts, Ritter, Wholesale Drygoods Company Building · listed 1993
Memorial Arch · listed 1981
Ohev Sholom Temple · listed 1994
Old Bank Building
Old Main, Marshall University · listed 1973
Prichard House · listed 2001
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