Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
| Pickens, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Pickens, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′18″N 80°12′42″W / 38.65500°N 80.21167°W / 38.65500; -80.21167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.031 sq mi (5.26 km) |
| • Land | 2.031 sq mi (5.26 km) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km) |
| Elevation | 2,687 ft (819 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 66 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (13/km) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26230 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1544793 |
Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 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.
History
In 1891, George M. Whitescarver (1831-1914), a railroad official and coal and timber magnate, along with several other investors, purchased a large tract of land in Randolph County from James Pickens, Jr. Here they built several planing mills and a sawmill that had a capacity of ten million feet per year. Pickens was founded and named the following year, by which time the railroad had been extended to that point.
Climate
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pickens has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.
| Climate data for Pickens 2 N, West Virginia, 1991–2020 normals, 1996-2020 precip/snowfall: 2880ft (878m) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
71 (22) |
78 (26) |
85 (29) |
85 (29) |
87 (31) |
91 (33) |
89 (32) |
94 (34) |
80 (27) |
78 (26) |
72 (22) |
94 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 61.0 (16.1) |
61.4 (16.3) |
68.3 (20.2) |
77.7 (25.4) |
79.6 (26.4) |
82.9 (28.3) |
83.7 (28.7) |
84.2 (29.0) |
81.9 (27.7) |
74.4 (23.6) |
68.1 (20.1) |
62.1 (16.7) |
84.1 (28.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 36.4 (2.4) |
38.7 (3.7) |
47.5 (8.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
67.1 (19.5) |
74.0 (23.3) |
76.9 (24.9) |
76.5 (24.7) |
72.2 (22.3) |
61.2 (16.2) |
49.2 (9.6) |
41.1 (5.1) |
58.3 (14.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 28.3 (−2.1) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
38.6 (3.7) |
49.1 (9.5) |
58.3 (14.6) |
65.5 (18.6) |
68.9 (20.5) |
67.7 (19.8) |
62.7 (17.1) |
51.9 (11.1) |
40.9 (4.9) |
33.6 (0.9) |
49.7 (9.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.1 (−6.6) |
22.1 (−5.5) |
29.6 (−1.3) |
40.0 (4.4) |
49.5 (9.7) |
57.0 (13.9) |
60.9 (16.1) |
58.9 (14.9) |
53.3 (11.8) |
42.6 (5.9) |
32.7 (0.4) |
26.1 (−3.3) |
41.1 (5.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.6 (−18.1) |
1.8 (−16.8) |
9.1 (−12.7) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
33.4 (0.8) |
44.1 (6.7) |
50.4 (10.2) |
49.8 (9.9) |
40.1 (4.5) |
27.5 (−2.5) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
4.8 (−15.1) |
−2.5 (−19.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −11 (−24) |
−13 (−25) |
0 (−18) |
14 (−10) |
28 (−2) |
34 (1) |
42 (6) |
44 (7) |
33 (1) |
22 (−6) |
2 (−17) |
−6 (−21) |
−13 (−25) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 5.50 (140) |
4.42 (112) |
5.49 (139) |
5.93 (151) |
7.17 (182) |
5.91 (150) |
6.64 (169) |
4.91 (125) |
4.97 (126) |
3.99 (101) |
4.57 (116) |
5.17 (131) |
64.67 (1,642) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 33.0 (84) |
23.8 (60) |
16.3 (41) |
6.1 (15) |
trace | 0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.1 (5.3) |
8.5 (22) |
24.4 (62) |
114.2 (289.3) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (precip/snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, USN, was born in Pickens.
- John Joseph Swint (1879-1962), fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling and later named archbishop ad personam by Pope Pius XII, was born and raised in Pickens.
- Hans Lineweaver (1907–2009), physical chemist known for popularizing the double-reciprocal plot, was born in Pickens.
References
- "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickens, West Virginia
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ZIP Code Lookup
- Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 485.
- Climate Summary for Pickens, West Virginia
- "Pickens 2 N, West Virginia 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- Admiral Frank G. Farion
- "Archbishop John Joseph Swint". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- "Archbishop John J. Swint". St. Mary's Medical Center. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011.
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