Kermit, West Virginia

Kermit, West Virginia
Town
Location of Kermit in Mingo County, West Virginia.
Location of Kermit in Mingo County, West Virginia.
Kermit is located in West Virginia
Kermit
Kermit
Kermit is located in the United States
Kermit
Kermit
Coordinates: 37°50′27″N 82°24′34″W / 37.84083°N 82.40944°W / 37.84083; -82.40944
Country United States
State West Virginia
CountyMingo
Area
[1]
 • Total0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Land0.39 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total406
 • Estimate 
(2019)[3]
349
 • Density890.31/sq mi (343.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25674
Area code304
FIPS code54-43300[4]
GNIS feature ID1541162[5]
Websitehttps://local.wv.gov/kermit/Pages/default.aspx

Kermit is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 406 at the 2010 census. Kermit is located along the Tug Fork, opposite Warfield, Kentucky.[6] The Norfolk Southern Railway's Kenova District runs through town.

The community was earlier known by the names "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 incorporated in 1909.[7][8]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 50. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  7. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. Published annually by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.
  8. ^ 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. pp. 347–348.