Kent
city in King County, Washington, USA
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Summary
Kent is a city in the United States[1]. Kent ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,555 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: King County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Dana Ralph[5]
- Shares border with: Tukwila[6], Des Moines[7], Federal Way[8], Auburn[9]
- Named after: Kent[10]
- Legislative body: Kent City Council[11]
- Postal code: 98030[12], 98031[13], 98032[14], 98035[15], 98042[16], 98064[17], 98089[18]
- Commons category: Kent, Washington[19]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[20]
- Local dialing code: 253[21]
- Inception: 1890[22]
- Official website: http://www.ci.kent.wa.us/[23], https://kentwa.gov[24]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kent, Washington[25]
- Population: 92,411[26], 136,588[27]
- Official name: Kent[28]
- Category for people born here: Q17273580[29]
- Category for people who died here: Q107920172[30]
- Number of households: 44,487[31]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kent, Washington[32]
- Owner of: accesso ShoWare Center[33]
- Different from: Kent[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 13 m[35]
- Area: 89.130233 km²[36], 75.585669 km²[37], 89.137383 km²[38], 87.411126 km²[39], 1.726257 km²[40]
- Water as percent of area: 1.914 percent[41]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Seattle metropolitan area[42]
Why It Matters
Kent has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Kent is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]