Editing Kermit, West Virginia

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'''Kermit''' is a town in [[Mingo County, West Virginia|Mingo County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. The population was 406 at the 2010 census. Kermit is located along the [[Tug Fork]], opposite [[Warfield, Kentucky]].<ref>{{cite book| title= West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1997 |publisher= [[DeLorme]] |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-246-3 |pages= 50}}</ref> The [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]'s Kenova District runs through town.

The community was earlier known by the names "[[Burning Creek|Lower Burning Creek]]", "East Warfield," and "Warfield." The name was changed to "Kermit" when a post office was established in 1906. Kermit was named for [[Kermit Roosevelt]], son of President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], and [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1909.<ref>''West Virginia Blue Book.'' [http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Educational/publications/pub.cfm Published annually] by the Clerk's Office of the [[West Virginia Senate]].</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=375;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|pages=347–348}}</ref>

==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>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 636
|1930= 740
|1940= 811
|1950= 964
|1960= 743
|1970= 716
|1980= 705
|1990= 342
|2000= 209
|2010= 406
|estyear=2019
|estimate=349
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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The median income for a household in the town was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,695. About 4.0% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.9% of those 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref> of 2010, there were 406 people, 152 households, and 110 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1041.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 164 housing units at an average density of {{convert|420.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 98.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 152 households, of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 27.6% were non-families. 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.20.

The median age in the town was 37.5 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.7% were from 45 to 64; and 12.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.

==See also==

* [[Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Kermit, West Virginia}}

{{Mingo County, West Virginia}}
{{West Virginia municipalities}}

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[[Category:Towns in Mingo County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:Coal towns in West Virginia]]
[[Category:West Virginia populated places on the Tug Fork]]