Profile for Huntington, West Virginia, WV

Huntington is on the Ohio River.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 286. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 5.7 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Hal Greer, basketball player
· Peter Marshall, TV host

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Old Central City Days - June 22-24, 2007
• Greek Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Appalachian Film Festival - April 19-21, 2007

Performing arts: Huntington Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Ritter Park, Beech Fork State Park, East Lynn Lake

Sports teams: Huntington Heroes (American Indoor Football Association)

Historic sites and museums: Museum of Radio and Technology, Huntington Museum of Art

Colleges and universities: Marshall University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 97

Listed places near Huntington

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (37)

Colleges (1)

Communities (10)

Hotels (6)

Libraries (7)

Museums (2)

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14% of Huntington residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Huntington ancestry & family history guide.

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Post a query on a message board:

• Cabell County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - WV data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Huntington was $16,717, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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22% of Huntington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Huntington festival dates:

• Old Central City Days - June 22-24, 2007
• Greek Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Appalachian Film Festival - April 19-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Huntington festival web sites:

• Appalachian Film Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• West Virginia county fairs
• West Virginia festivals (West Virginia tourism department)
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Historic districts in Huntington include Huntington Downtown Historic District, Mortimer Place Historic District, Ninth Street West Historic District, Ritter Park Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Cabell County genealogy forum

Median rent in Huntington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $334.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $683.

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Libraries in Huntington include Cabell County, Gallaher Village, Guyandotte, West Huntington ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Huntington include Huntington Herald-Dispatch

TV stations in Huntington include WOWK, WPBY, WSAZ.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WVWV.

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Cabell County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Huntington political report.

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The average commute time for Huntington workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 19 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Huntington between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly lower than the national norm.

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