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History of Huntington, West Virginia

Huntington is a city located in the U.S. State of West Virginia along the Ohio River. Most of the city is in Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County, for which it is the county seat of government. A small portion of the city, mainly the neighborhood of Westmoreland, is in Wayne County, West Virginia|Wayne County. As of 2005, current data shows a city population of 49,198. Huntington is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of current 2005 data, the MSA's population was 286,012. Huntington is the largest city within the MSA and the second largest city in West Virginia, behind Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston.


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