Kent County

Kent County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851, making it the least populous county in Delaware, but the most populous county in the to be the least populous in its state.
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  • Type: county of Delaware with 182,000 residents
  • Description: county in Delaware, United States
  • Also known as: Hoerenkill County”, “Hoornkill County”, “Kent”, “Kent County, DE”, “Kent County, Delaware”, “Saint Jones County”, and “Whorekill County

Places of Interest

Highlights include Moores Lake and Caesar Rodney High School.

Lake
is a located in Kent County, , United States. The lake is located along Issac Branch south of and east of at an elevation of 10 feet above sea level. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kent County.

School building
is a public high school located in , just south of . The school is in Caesar Rodney School District. Its enrollment is over 2,000. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kent County.

House
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, also known as the Howell's Mill Seat, is a historic home located near , Kent County, Delaware. The house is in four sections; two of brick and two frame. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Kent County.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Magnolia and Camden.

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is a town in Kent County, . It is nestled between the towns Rising Sun and Little Heaven. is south of Dover, the state capital, and is about a mile away from the St.

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is a town in Kent County, Delaware, United States. It is part of the Dover metropolitan area. The population was 3,715 in 2020.

Village
is a census-designated place in Kent County, , United States. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,391 at the 2010 census.

Kent County

Latitude
39.096° or 39° 5′ 45″ north
Longitude
-75.5046° or 75° 30′ 17″ west
Population
182,000
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87F63FWW+95
Geo­Names ID
4143221
Wiki­data ID
Q128137
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Kent County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Kent County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة كينت
  • Armenian: Քենթ շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de Kent
  • Basque: Kent konderria
  • Basque: Kenteko konderria
  • Bavarian: Kent County, Delaware
  • Bavarian: Kent County
  • Bishnupriya: কেন্ট কাউন্টি, ডেলাওয়্যার
  • Bishnupriya: কেন্ট কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Кент
  • Catalan: comtat de Kent
  • Catalan: Comtat de Kent
  • Cebuano: Kent County
  • Chechen: Кент (гуо, Делавэр)
  • Chechen: Кент
  • Chinese: Kent Kūn
  • Chinese: 肯特县
  • Chinese: 肯特縣
  • Cornish: Konteth Kent, Delaware
  • Cornish: Konteth Kent
  • Croatian: Okrug Kent, Delaware
  • Croatian: Okrug Kent
  • Czech: Kent County
  • Danish: Kent County
  • Dutch: Kent County
  • Esperanto: Kantono Kent
  • Estonian: Kenti maakond
  • Finnish: Kentin piirikunta
  • French: comté de Kent
  • French: Comté de Kent
  • Galician: Condado de Kent, Delaware
  • Galician: Condado de Kent
  • Georgian: კენტის ოლქი
  • German: Kent County
  • Gilaki: کنت ٚ شأرستان (دلأویر)
  • Gilaki: کنت ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία Κεντ
  • Greek: Κομητεία Κεντ
  • Hebrew: מחוז קנט
  • Hungarian: Kent megye
  • Indonesian: County Kent, Delaware
  • Indonesian: County Kent
  • Irish: Contae Kent, Delaware
  • Irish: Contae Kent
  • Italian: contea di Kent
  • Italian: Contea di Kent
  • Japanese: ケント郡
  • Korean: 켄트군
  • Lithuanian: Kento apygarda
  • Low German: Kent County
  • Marathi: केंट काउंटी, डेलावेर
  • Marathi: केंट काउंटी
  • Mazanderani: کنت شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: Kent Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Kent Kūn
  • Northern Frisian: Kent County
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kent County i Delaware
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kent County
  • Norwegian: Kent County
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): Chentsċīr on Delawarlande
  • Ossetian: Кент (зылд, Делавэр)
  • Ossetian: Кент
  • Persian: شهرستان کنت، دلاویر
  • Persian: شهرستان کنت
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Kent
  • Portuguese: Condado de Kent
  • Romanian: Comitatul Kent, Delaware
  • Romanian: Comitatul Kent
  • Russian: Кент
  • Sardinian: contea de Kent
  • Scots: Kent Coonty
  • Scottish Gaelic: Kent County
  • Serbian: Kent County
  • Serbian: Okrug Kent
  • Serbian: Округ Кент
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kent County, Delaware
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kent County
  • Slovenian: Kent County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Kent
  • Spanish: Condado de Kent (Delaware)
  • Spanish: Condado de Kent
  • Swedish: Kent County, Delaware
  • Swedish: Kent County
  • Tatar: Кент (округ, Делавэр)
  • Tatar: Кент
  • Turkish: Kent County, DE
  • Turkish: Kent County, Del.
  • Turkish: Kent County, Delaware
  • Turkish: Kent County
  • Turkish: Kent ilçesi, DE
  • Turkish: Kent ilçesi, Del.
  • Turkish: Kent ilçesi, Delaware
  • Turkish: Kent ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Кент
  • Urdu: کینٹ کاؤنٹی، ڈیلاویئر
  • Urdu: کینٹ کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Kent
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Kent, Delaware
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Kent
  • Welsh: Kent County, Delaware
  • Welsh: Kent County
  • Western Panjabi: کینٹ کاؤنٹی،ڈیلاویئر

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clarence Vinson Bridge and Cypress Pond.

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