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Kent County

county in Maryland, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_maryland Q494228
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Kent County

Summary

Kent County is a county of Maryland[1]. It draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #16 of 23).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kent County is located in Maryland[3].
  • Kent County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kent County is on the body of water Chesapeake Bay[5].
  • Kent County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[6].
  • Kent County's capital is recorded as Chestertown[7].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Cecil County[8].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as New Castle County[9].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Kent County[10].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Queen Anne's County[11].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Anne Arundel County[12].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Harford County[13].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Baltimore County[14].
  • Kent is named after Kent County[15].
  • Kent County is part of Eastern Shore of Maryland[16].
  • Kent County's Commons category is recorded as Kent County, Maryland[17].
  • Kent County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[18].
  • Kent County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00[19].
  • Kent County's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00[20].
  • 1642 marks the founding of Kent County[21].
  • August 2, 1642 marks the founding of Kent County[22].
  • December 16, 1642 marks the founding of Kent County[23].
  • Kent County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.23, 'lon': -76.1}[24].
  • Kent County's official website is recorded as https://kentcounty.com[25].
  • Kent County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kent County, Maryland[26].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+20197'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kent County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Maryland[3]. It is on the body of water Chesapeake Bay[5]. It is part of Eastern Shore of Maryland[16].

Physical Characteristics

Kent County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1073'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+19'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20197'}[27], {'amount': '+20215'}[30], {'amount': '+20249'}[31], {'amount': '+20112'}[32], {'amount': '+19944'}[33], and {'amount': '+19787'}[34].

Designation and Status

Kent County's instance of is recorded as county of Maryland[6].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 1642[21], August 2, 1642[22], and December 16, 1642[23]. Kent is named after Kent County[15].

Why It Matters

Kent County draws 286 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_maryland category, ranking #16 of 23).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Related Entities

Maryland United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q15221937. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Maryland Manual. Retrieved . msa.maryland.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Per capita income → {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+37699'}
    Capital → —
    Different from → Kent County, Kent County, Kent County +1
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