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Kent County, Maryland 400 High St Chestertown, MD 21620 Phone: (410) 778-7435 Fax: (410) 778-7482 www.kentcounty.com On northeastern border of MD, northwest of Dover, MD; original county, organized Dec 16, 1642. Name Origin: For the county in England. Area (sq mi): 414.31 (land 279.43; water 134.87). Pop per sq mi: 71.20. Pop 2005: 19,899. State rank: 24. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.70%; 1990-2000 7.60%. Pop 2000: 19,197 (White 78.40%; Black or African American 17.40%; Hispanic or Latino 2.80%; Asian 0.50%; Other 2.30%). Foreign born: 2.90%. Median age: 41.30. Income 2000: per capita $21,573; median household $39,869; Pop below poverty level: 13.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $30,260-$34,261. Unemployment 2004: 4.00%. Change from 2000: -0.10%. Median travel time to work: 24.60 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 28.00%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Maryland. Kent County, Delaware 555 Bay Rd Dover, DE 19901 Phone: (302) 744-2305 Fax: (302) 736-2279 www.co.kent.de.us In central DE; organized as Saint Jones County in 1680 from Horre Kill District, which was organized in 1664; name changed in 1682. Name Origin: For the county in England. Area (sq mi): 800.12 (land 589.72; water 210.40). Pop per sq mi: 244.10. Pop 2005: 143,968. State rank: 3. Pop change: 2000-20005 13.60%; 1990-2000 14.10%. Pop 2000: 126,697 (White 72.10%; Black or African American 20.70%; Hispanic or Latino 3.20%; Asian 1.70%; Other 4.10%). Foreign born: 4.00%. Median age: 34.40. Income 2000: per capita $18,662; median household $40,950; Pop below poverty level: 10.70%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,768-$26,438. Unemployment 2004: 3.60%. Change from 2000: -0.10%. Median travel time to work: 22.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 20.70%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Delaware. Kent County, Michigan 300 Monroe Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Phone: (616) 336-3550 Fax: (616) 336-2885 www.accesskent.com In west-central MI, east of Muskegon; established Mar 2, 1831 (prior to statehood) from unorganized territory. Name Origin: For James Kent (1763-1847), chief justice of the NY supreme court (1804-14). Area (sq mi): 872.18 (land 856.17; water 16.01). Pop per sq mi: 696.90. Pop 2005: 596,666. State rank: 4. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.90%; 1990-2000 14.70%. Pop 2000: 574,335 (White 80.30%; Black or African American 8.90%; Hispanic or Latino 7.00%; Asian 1.90%; Other 6.10%). Foreign born: 6.60%. Median age: 32.50. Income 2000: per capita $21,629; median household $45,980; Pop below poverty level: 8.90%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $29,392-$30,624. Unemployment 2004: 6.90%. Change from 2000: 1.90%. Median travel time to work: 20.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 9.00%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Michigan. Kent County, Texas PO Box 9 Jayton, TX 79528 Phone: (806) 237-3881 Fax: (806) 237-2632 www.co.kent.tx.us In southern TX panhandle, northwest of Abilene; organized Aug 21, 1876 from Bexar County. Name Origin: For Andrew Kent (1798-1836), TX soldier killed at the Alamo. Area (sq mi): 902.91 (land 902.33; water 0.58). Pop per sq mi: 0.90. Pop 2005: 782. State rank: 250. Pop change: 2000-20005 -9.00%; 1990-2000 -15.00%. Pop 2000: 859 (White 90.50%; Black or African American 0.20%; Hispanic or Latino 9.10%; Asian 0.00%; Other 4.20%). Foreign born: 1.70%. Median age: 47.10. Income 2000: per capita $17,626; median household $30,433; Pop below poverty level: 10.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $19,759-$23,755. Unemployment 2004: 4.30%. Change from 2000: 2.30%. Median travel time to work: 19.70 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 17.90%. Cities with population over 10,000: None. See other counties in Texas. Kent County, Rhode Island 222 Quaker Ln Suite 6 Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: (401) 822-1311 In central RI, south of Cranston; organized Jun 11, 1750 from Washington County. Name Origin: For the county in England. Area (sq mi): 188.10 (land 170.17; water 17.92). Pop per sq mi: 1008.30. Pop 2005: 171,590. State rank: 2. Pop change: 2000-20005 2.70%; 1990-2000 3.70%. Pop 2000: 167,090 (White 94.60%; Black or African American 0.90%; Hispanic or Latino 1.70%; Asian 1.30%; Other 2.10%). Foreign born: 4.90%. Median age: 38.90. Income 2000: per capita $23,833; median household $47,617; Pop below poverty level: 6.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $30,862-$33,908. Unemployment 2004: 4.90%. Change from 2000: 0.60%. Median travel time to work: 22.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 50.90%. Cities with population over 10,000: See other counties in Rhode Island. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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