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Kent County

county in Michigan, United States
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Kent County

Summary

Kent County is a county of Michigan[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county_of_michigan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kent County is located in Michigan[3].
  • Kent County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kent County's instance of is recorded as county of Michigan[5].
  • Kent County's capital is recorded as Grand Rapids[6].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Newaygo County[7].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Montcalm County[8].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Muskegon County[9].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Ionia County[10].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Ottawa County[11].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Allegan County[12].
  • Kent County's shares border with is recorded as Barry County[13].
  • James Kent is named after Kent County[14].
  • Kent County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grand Rapids[15].
  • Kent County's Commons category is recorded as Kent County, Michigan[16].
  • 1831 marks the founding of Kent County[17].
  • Kent County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.03, 'lon': -85.55}[18].
  • Kent County's official website is recorded as https://www.accesskent.com/[19].
  • Kent County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kent County, Michigan[20].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+602622'}[21].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+602799'}[22].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+607707'}[23].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+614079'}[24].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+621700'}[25].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+636369'}[26].
  • Kent County has a population of {'amount': '+657974'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kent County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Michigan[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kent County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2259'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+602622'}[21], {'amount': '+602799'}[22], {'amount': '+607707'}[23], {'amount': '+614079'}[24], {'amount': '+621700'}[25], and {'amount': '+636369'}[26].

Designation and Status

Kent County's instance of is recorded as county of Michigan[5].

History and Context

1831 marks the founding of Kent County[17]. James Kent is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Kent County ranks in the top 6% of county_of_michigan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (618 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Michigan United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Q138812596
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
  2. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3810793
    Obo gazetteer id → 22225513
    Taxonomicon id → 1806170
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  3. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2259'}
    Capital → Grand Rapids
    Named after → —
    Named after → James Kent
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108959, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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