Fenwick, West Virginia

Fenwick
Census-designated place (CDP)
Fenwick
Fenwick is located in West Virginia
Fenwick
Fenwick
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°13′43″N 80°34′56″W / 38.22861°N 80.58222°W / 38.22861; -80.58222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.153 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Land0.141 sq mi (0.37 km2)
 • Water0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
116
 • Density760/sq mi (290/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

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.

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fenwick, West Virginia


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