Kent County | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Rhode Island | |
 Rhode Island's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 41°42′15″N 71°28′46″W / 41.704124°N 71.47953°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Rhode Island |
| Founded | June 11, 1750 |
| Named for | Kent, England |
| Seat | East Greenwich |
| Largest city | Warwick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 188 sq mi (490 km2) |
| • Land | 169 sq mi (440 km2) |
| • Water | 20 sq mi (50 km2) 10% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 170,363  |
| • Density | 910/sq mi (350/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 2nd |
Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,363,[1] making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County.[2] It was named after the county of Kent, England.[3] Kent County, like other counties in Rhode Island, no longer has governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). Its seat is East Greenwich. Kent County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Kent County, Rhode Island". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- ^ "Rhode Island: Individual County Chronologies". Rhode Island Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2009. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 173.