Attractions, The Arts, & Tourism
Ashland Area Art Gallery
Big Sandy Arena
Birke Art Gallery
Blenko Glass Factory
Ceredo Museum
Charlie's Harley-Davison Museum
Chilifest/Chili Cookoff
Community Based Theatre
Funny Bone Comedy Club
Heritage Farm Museum & Village
Heritage Park
Huntington Chamber Orchestra
Huntington Museum of Art
Huntington Yacht Club
Jenkins Plantation
Keith Albee Theatre
Kentucky Highlands Museum
Lawrence County Museum
Madie Carroll House
Marshall Artist Series
Museum of Radio & Technology
New River Train Excursion
Old Central City
Paramount Arts Center
Pullman Square
Z.D. Ramsdale House
Public Services
Huntington and Cabell and Wayne Counties are well supplied with local services including emergency service personnel. The City of Huntington maintains its own police department with 106 full time personnel and fire department with 109 full time personnel. Law enforcement in non-urbanized areas is provided by the Sheriff's Department with emergency fire and medical services supplied by a combination of full time professional staffs and volunteer organizations.
Local Government
Huntington - Mayor, 11 City Council Members
Cabell County - 3 County Commissioners
Wayne County - 3 County Commissioners
Public Schools - Cabell County
| Elementary |
19 |
| Middle |
5 |
| Senior |
2 |
| Cabell Co. Career Tech Center |
1 |
| Total Enrollment |
12,495 |
| Number of Teachers |
842 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
14.6 |
Public Schools - Wayne County
| Elementary |
12 |
| Middle |
6 |
| Senior |
3 |
| Total Enrollment |
7,716 |
| Number of Teachers |
640 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
12.1 |
Private Schools
| Parochial Schools |
5 |
| Total Enrollment |
1,015 |
Colleges & Universities Enrollment
| Marshall University |
14,000 |
| Marshall Community & Tech. College |
2,500 |
| Huntington Junior College |
750 |
| Ashland Community & Tech. College |
4,000 |
| Ohio University Southern Campus |
1,700 |
Communications
| Television Stations |
5 |
WSAZ (NBC)
WOWK (CBS)
WCHS (ABC)
WVAH (FOX)
WPBY - Public Television |
|
| Radio Stations |
12 |
| Telephone Service |
Verizon, Fibernet, Ntelos |
| Cable Service |
Comcast, Suddenlink |
| Daily Newspaper |
The Herald-Dispatch |
| Post Office |
City of Huntington, Class 1 |
Community Facilities
| Places of Worship |
|
| Protestant |
132 |
| Catholic |
6 |
| Jewish |
1 |
| Other |
7 |
| Hotels and Motels |
17 |
| Number of Rooms |
1,140 |
| Shopping Malls |
3 |
|
Medical Facilities
| Hospitals |
8 |
| Beds |
1,215 |
| Doctors |
698 |
| Dentists |
93 |
| Multi-Specialty Clinics |
3 |
Recreation
Cam Henderson Center - MU Basketball
Camden Amusement Park
Marshall Stadium - MU Football
St. Cloud Commons - Baseball
Veteran’s Memorial Field House
Ball parks – 13 locations
Bowling – 4 locations
Camping – 3 locations
Golf Courses – 3 private; 6 public
Skating Rinks – 2 locations
Swimming – 3 pools
Tennis – 18 courts
YMCA – 4 locations
Parks
April Dawn Park - Milton
Altizer Park
Barboursville Community Park
Beech Fork Lake State Park
Camp Mad Anthony Wayne - W. Huntington
East Lynn State Park
Harris Riverfront - Downtown Huntington
Harveytown Park
Jefferson Park - Spring Valley
McClelland Park - Huntington
Memorial Park & Arch - Huntington
RPA Park - Spring Valley
Ritter Park - Huntington
Rotary Park - Huntington
Virginia Point Park - Kenova
Westmoreland Park
Special Events
Cabell County Fair
Chili Cook-off
Grecian Festival
Guyandotte Civil War Days/Heritage Days
Hilltop Festival
Huntington Dogwood Arts & Crafts Festival
Jazz-MU-Tazz
Juneteenth
Lions Tri-State Arts & Crafts Festival
Milton Garden Club Annual Arts/Crafts Show
Old Central City Days
Pilot Club of Huntington Antique Show/Sale
Ritter Park Days
St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Sweet Potato Festival
West Virginia Day Celebration
West Virginia Pumpkin Festival
Home Purchase Information
| Neighborhood |
Avg. Sale Price 2004 |
| West End |
$47,942 |
| Altizer/Guyandotte |
$48,992 |
| Westmoreland |
$69,835 |
| Southeast Hills |
$133,963 |
| Southside |
$133,399 |
| Ceredo-Kenova |
$89,084 |
| Ona/Milton |
$164,993 |
| Pea Ridge Area |
$156,712 |
| Average Price of Mid-range Homes |
| 2 or less bedrooms |
$71,851 |
| 3 bedrooms |
$110,775 |
| 4 bedrooms |
$177,211 |
| 5 or more bedrooms |
$261,563 |
| Average home price |
$129,142 |
* Source: Huntington MLS 2007
Weather Information
| Average Temperature |
|
| January |
31° |
| February |
32° |
| March |
39° |
| April |
48° |
| May |
58° |
| June |
68° |
| July |
74° |
| August |
73° |
| September |
65° |
| October |
55° |
| November |
45° |
| December |
36° |
| Average Annual Precipitation |
41.4" |
| Average Annual Snowfall |
26" |
* Source: Meterologist, WSAZ-TV, 2007 |
