Kent County, Rhode Island

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.
Coordinates: 41°42′15″N 71°28′46″W / 41.704124°N 71.47953°W / 41.704124; -71.47953
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	910/sq mi (350/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,^[1] making it the second-most populous county in Rhode Island. The county was formed in 1750 from the southern third of Providence County.^[2] It was named after the county of Kent, England.^[3] Kent County, like other counties in Rhode Island, no longer has governmental functions (other than as court administrative and sheriff corrections boundaries). Its seat is East Greenwich. 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.