Kent County, Rhode Island

Kent County
The East Greenwich Town Hall historically served as the Kent County Courthouse
The East Greenwich Town Hall historically served as the Kent County Courthouse
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Coordinates: 41°41′N 71°35′W / 41.68°N 71.58°W / 41.68; -71.58
Country United States
State Rhode Island
RegionNew England
Metro areaProvidence
FormedJune 11, 1750; 274 years ago (1750-06-11)
Named forKent, England
County townEast Greenwich
Largest cityWarwick
Incorporated municipalities
5 (total)
  • 1 city, 4 towns
Area
 • Total
188 sq mi (490 km2)
 • Land169 sq mi (440 km2)
 • Water20 sq mi (50 km2)  10%
Highest elevation629 ft (192 m)
Lowest elevation0 ft (0 m)
Population
 • Total
170,363 Increase
 • Density910/sq mi (350/km2)
GDP
 • Total$11.417 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code format
028xx
Area code401
FIPS code44-003
GNIS feature ID1219778
Congressional district2nd

Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,363,[4] making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County.[5] It was named after the county of Kent, England.[6] 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.

  1. ^ "Bald Hill, Rhode Island". peakbagger.com.
  2. ^ Sea level at the Atlantic Ocean.
  3. ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Kent County, RI". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  4. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Kent County, Rhode Island". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 173.

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