Fenwick | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Fenwick | |
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) |
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.