Kent County, Maryland

Kent County is a located in the  of, on its. It was named for the county of in. Its is. In 2000, the county's population was 19,197. It is the least populous of Maryland's 23 counties.

History
In, the Governor and Council appointed commissioners for the Isle and County of Kent. This act appears to have led to the establishment of Kent County.

Law and government
Kent County was granted home rule in under a state code.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,073 (414 ). 724 km² (279 sq mi) of it is land and 349 km² (135 sq mi) of it (32.55%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (northeast)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)

Demographics
As of the of, there were 19,197 people, 7,666 households, and 5,136 families residing in the county. The was 27/km² (69/sq mi). There were 9,410 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.64%, 17.41% or , 0.15% , 0.54% , 0.05% , 1.04% from , and 1.18% from two or more races. 2.84% of the population were or  of any race. 15.7% were of, 14.2% , 12.4% and 11.3%  ancestry according to.

There were 7,666 households out of which 26.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.70% were living together, 11.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.80% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,869, and the median income for a family was $46,708. Males had a median income of $31,899 versus $24,513 for females. The for the county was $21,573. About 9.30% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

 * Kent County High School
 * Chestertown Middle School
 * Galena Middle School
 * Rock Hall Middle School
 * Henry Highland Garnett Elementary School
 * Millington Elementary School
 * Rock Hall Elementary School
 * Worton Elementary School
 * Kent School
 * Chestertown Christian Academy
 * Radcliffe Creek School
 * Radcliffe Creek School

Cities and towns
This county contains the following incorporated municipalities:


 * 1) (incorporated )
 * 2) (incorporated )
 * 3) (incorporated )
 * 4) (incorporated ) (This town is partly in Kent County and partly in .)
 * 5) (incorporated )

All five are classified as s under Maryland law.

The recognizes no Census-Designated Places in Kent County, which is unusual for Maryland counties, which usually have many unincorporated population centers.



Miscellaneous

 * The newspaper of record is.
 * Kent County Public Schools were some of the last in the country to integrate, but this was because of construction delays in opening the desegregated high school.
 * Kent County, Maryland, is one of the few counties in the United States to border its namesake in another state--in this case,.