Kent County, Delaware

Kent County
The Kent County Courthouse in Dover in 2006
The Kent County Courthouse in Dover in 2006
Flag of Kent County
Official seal of Kent County
Map of Delaware highlighting Kent County
Location within the U.S. state of Delaware
Map of the United States highlighting Delaware
Delaware's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°06′N 75°30′W / 39.1°N 75.5°W / 39.1; -75.5
Country United States
State Delaware
FoundedAugust 8, 1683
Named forKent, England
SeatDover
Largest cityDover
Area
 • Total798 sq mi (2,070 km2)
 • Land586 sq mi (1,520 km2)
 • Water212 sq mi (550 km2)  26.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total181,851
 • Density310.33/sq mi (119.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.co.kent.de.us

Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware.[1] The county seat is Dover,[2] the state capital of Delaware. It is named for Kent, an English county.[3]

Kent County comprises the Dover metropolitan area, which is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area.[4]

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Kent County, Delaware". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 173.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2014 – via National Archives.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)