Cabell County named after William H. Cabell, the Governor of Virginia, was set up in the year 1809. Huntington is the county seat and the largest municipality of Cabell. Consisting of an area of 288sq mi, the county has an estimated population of around 96K people with over 41000 households and 25000 families.

The ethnic tradition of the county is Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino of any race, Native American, Asian, Black or African American and White along with various other races.

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