The city was named after Kermit Roosevelt. Kermit is the birthplace of Jay Thomas, actor, radio talk show host, businessman.
- CountyWinkler County
- Population6,267 (2020 U.S. Census)
- Named forKermit Roosevelt
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| Kermit Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Kermit Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Kermit Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Kermit Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Kermit Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Classic large-letter postcard art, filled with local photos
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Large-letter postcard art filled with local photos, 11 oz ceramic
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Large-letter postcard art on a sturdy tote
Foam-front trucker, printed (not embroidered) with local photos
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
The city was named after Kermit Roosevelt. Kermit is the birthplace of Jay Thomas, actor, radio talk show host, businessman.
Named for Kermit Roosevelt (United States Army officer (1889–1943)).
Population 2010: 5,708 → 2020: 6,267
From Wikidata (CC0).
Kermit began as a convenient supply center for the scattered ranches of the area and became the seat of Winkler County when the county was organized in 1910. The first public school and the post office opened the same year. The town's namesake, Kermit Roosevelt, once visited the T Bar Ranch in northern Winkler County to hunt pronghorn a few months before the town was named. In 1916, the county suffered a drought. Many homesteaders and ranchers were forced to leave. In 1924, only Ern Baird's family remained in the town. Only one student attended school in the county for five months of 1924. Only three houses and the courthouse were in use by 1926.
On July 16, 1926, however, oil was discovered in Hendrick oilfield, near Kermit, and the town experienced a boom. In 1927, an estimated population of 1,000 was reported; by 1929, that number increased to 1,500. On March 4, 1929, the Texas-New Mexico Railway reached the town.
The Great Depression had little effect on the city throughout much of the 1930s, but the population decreased significantly in the early 1930s, and both population and business figures rose at the end of the 1930s, when 2,700 residents and 180 businesses were listed. On February 15, 1938, residents voted to incorporate. During the 1940s, the oil boom caused real estate prices to double. Housing was scarce, and some people lived in tents. A bank was opened by 1945. The grade school had to be enlarged, and a hospital was built.
In the 1950s, the town continued to grow; housing additions were built. By 1960, the city had a population of 10,465 and 260 businesses, and additional growth estimated to be over 12,000 during the decade. Flooding became a problem because of the flat terrain, so new crown streets were constructed to solve the flooding problem, and more housing additions were built. The town moved the last working wooden derrick in the Permian Basin from Loving County to Pioneer Park in Kermit in 1966 as a symbol of the importance of the oil industry to the economy of Kermit and Winkler County. In the 1970s and 1980s, the population of Kermit bounced between 8,500 and 6,912, and the number of businesses moved between 116 and 200. Improvements were made in city services, and more housing additions were built.
On June 3, 1980, a 9-ft-wide (3 m) sinkhole opened on the property of Atlantic Richfield Company and got progressively larger. Within four days, it had become a tourist attraction, with a crater measuring 400 by 200 ft (122 by 61 m), and as much as 30 ft (9.1 m) deep. The 1990 United States census set the population of Kermit at 6,875.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Kermit, Texas, revision 1380905399 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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3 free coloring pages of Kermit, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Kermit's population was 6,267 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 5,708 in 2010.
A view of Kermit
A view of Kermit
A view of Kermit