Fenwick, West Virginia
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| Fenwick | |
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| — Census-designated place — | |
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| Coordinates: 38°13′43″N 80°34′56″W / 38.22861°N 80.58222°WCoordinates: 38°13′43″N 80°34′56″W / 38.22861°N 80.58222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Nicholas |
| Area[1] | |
| • 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 (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 116 |
| • Density | 760/sq mi (290/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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Fenwick is an unincorporated census-designated place 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.
[edit] References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fenwick, West Virginia
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