Kent (RI)

Welcome to Kent County ...

Time Zone: Kent County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Kent County was founded in 1750 and was created by taking area from Providence County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kent had a population of 164,233 people. This is a decrease of 1.16% since the last Census (which gave a population of 166,158 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kent represented 15.79% of the total population of Rhode Island.

Below are some of the communities located in Kent County:

Coventry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Coventry is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
East Greenwich
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
Warwick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
West Greenwich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
West Warwick
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- West Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Rhode Island
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- Website for the State Archives

Websites specific to Kent County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Providence County
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- Bristol County
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- Washington County
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- New London County
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- Windham County
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- Newport County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Kent County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Rhode Island
- Cemeteries of Kent County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.