Editing Kermit, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
Kermit is located in the northwestern corner of Mingo County at {{coord|37|50|27|N|82|24|34|W|type:city}} (37.840783, -82.409465).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It primarily occupies bottomland along the eastern bank of the Tug Fork, opposite [[Warfield, Kentucky]]. Many of the town's primary municipal buildings and other public buildings lie in a hollow in the northeastern part of town along Main Street and High Street.

[[File:Tug Fork towns aerial view.jpg|thumb|left|210px|The Tug Fork Valley, with Kermit lying on the right side of the river at the top of the photo.]]

[[U.S. Route 52 in West Virginia|U.S. Route 52]] (Logan Avenue) traverses Kermit, connecting the town with [[Williamson, West Virginia|Williamson]] to the south and [[Kenova, West Virginia|Kenova]] to the north. A vehicular and pedestrian bridge connects Kermit with [[Kentucky Route 292]] across the Tug Fork in Warfield. The Norfolk Southern railroad tracks run roughly parallel to US-52.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Kermit has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=618464&cityname=Kermit%2C+West+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Kermit, West Virginia]</ref>