Pickens, West Virginia
Encyclopedia
Pickens is an unincorporated census-designated place
in Randolph County
, West Virginia
, United States
. Pickens is 13 miles (20.9 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville
. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office
with ZIP code
26230. As of the 2010 census
, its population was 66.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Randolph County
Randolph County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 28,262 people, 11,072 households, and 7,661 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 13,478 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Pickens is 13 miles (20.9 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville
Huttonsville, West Virginia
Huttonsville is a town in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 217 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office
Post office
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with ZIP code
ZIP Code
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26230. As of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
The Twenty-third United States Census, known as Census 2010 or the 2010 Census, is the current national census of the United States. National Census Day was April 1, 2010 and is the reference date used in enumerating individuals...
, its population was 66.