Kent County, Rhode Island facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kent County
County
The East Greenwich Town Hall historically served as the Kent County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Rhode Island
Rhode Island's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	Rhode Island
Founded	June 11, 1750
Named for	Kent, England
Seat	East Greenwich
Largest city	Warwick
Area
• Total	188 sq mi (490 km2)
• Land	169 sq mi (440 km2)
• Water	20 sq mi (50 km2)  10%%
Population  (2020)
• Total	170,363
• Density	906.2/sq mi (349.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	2nd

Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 170,363, making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County. It was named after the county of Kent, England. Kent County, like other counties in Rhode Island, no longer has governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). Kent County is included in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn constitutes a portion of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 188 square miles (490 km²), of which 169 square miles (440 km²) is land and 20 square miles (52 km²) (10%) is water.

Adjacent counties

• Providence County - north
• Bristol County - east
• Washington County - south
• New London County, Connecticut - southwest
• Windham County, Connecticut - west
• Newport County - southeast

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 166,158 people, 68,645 households, and 43,747 families living in the county. The population density was 985.9 inhabitants per square mile (380.7/km²). There were 73,701 housing units at an average density of 437.3 per square mile (168.8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.4% white, 2.0% Asian, 1.4% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 1.0% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.2% of the population. The largest ancestry groups were:

26.7% Irish

23.2% Italian

17.3% English

16.3% French

8.9% Portuguese

7.6% German

4.8% Polish

4.4% French Canadian

3.3% American

2.9% Swedish

2.4% Scottish

1.7% Scotch-Irish

1.4% Russian

Of the 68,645 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.3% were non-families, and 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 42.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $61,088 and the median income for a family was $77,100. Males had a median income of $53,458 versus $41,380 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,221. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Map of Kent County, Rhode Island showing cities, towns, and CDPs

City

• Warwick

Towns

• Coventry
• East Greenwich (traditional county seat)
• West Greenwich
• West Warwick

Census-designated place

• Greene

Other villages

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Kent (Rhode Island) para niños