Fenwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in eastern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States, adjacent to and immediately west of Richwood. As of the 2010 census, its population was 116.[2] The town is situated at the bottomland surrounding the mouth of the Big Laurel Creek at its confluence with the Cherry River and has an elevation of 649 m (2129 ft).[3] Fenwick is also the location of the convergence of three state highways: WV 55, WV 39, and WV 20 and acts as the western terminus of the Highland Scenic Highway.
Fenwick | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
| Fenwick | |
  Fenwick Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′43″N 80°34′56″W / 38.22861°N 80.58222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Nicholas |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.153 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| • Land | 0.141 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 116 |
| • Density | 760/sq mi (290/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
References
edit- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fenwick, West Virginia
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