Fenwick is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) in eastern
Nicholas County,
West Virginia
West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
, 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).
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).
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
Census-designated places in Nicholas County, West Virginia
Census-designated places in West Virginia
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