Fenwick, West Virginia

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Fenwick
Fenwick
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Fenwick
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°13′43″N80°34′56″W / 38.22861°N 80.58222°W / 38.22861; -80.58222
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Nicholas
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
 (2020)
  Total
69
  Density450/sq mi (170/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 2020 census, its population was 69 (down from 116 at the 2010 census). [2] [3] 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). [4] 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. "Census Bureau profile: Fenwick CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fenwick, West Virginia