Kermit, Texas | |
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City | |
| City of Kermit | |
 Winkler County Courthouse in Kermit | |
| Nickname: K-Town [citation needed] | |
 Location of Kermit, Texas | |
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| Coordinates: 31°51′14″N 103°5′32″W / 31.85389°N 103.09222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Winkler |
| Incorporated | 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Holbrook[1] |
| • City Manager | Frankie Davis[2] |
| • City Secretary | Diana Franco[3] |
| • Chief of Police | Jaime Ramos[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2) |
| • Land | 2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,861 ft (872 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,267 |
| • Density | 2,486.90/sq mi (995.26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79745 |
| Area code | 432 |
| FIPS code | 48-39004[6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1360598[7] |
| Website | www |
Kermit is a city in and the county seat of Winkler County, Texas, United States.[8] The population was 6,267 at the 2020 census.[9] The city was named after Kermit Roosevelt following a visit by his father, President Theodore Roosevelt, to the county.
- ^ City of Kermit Website Retrieved 2013-08-09
- ^ City of Kermit Website Retrieved 2013-08-09
- ^ City of Kermit Website Retrieved 2013-08-09
- ^ City of Kermit Website Retrieved 2013-08-09
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ American Fact Finder [dead link]Retrieved 2011-02-26