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Welcome to Kent County ...

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

The community of Dover is the Seat for Kent County. Dover is also the capital of Delaware.

Kent County was founded in 1680.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kent had a population of 180,786 people. This is an increase of 10.94% since the last Census (which gave a population of 162,956 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kent represented 18.15% of the total population of Delaware.

Below are some of the communities located in Kent County:

  • Bowers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bowers is located in Kent County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Camden
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Camden is located in Kent County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
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  • Cheswold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dover is located in Kent County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Farmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Felton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Felton is located in Kent County (DE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
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  • Frederica
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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    • Harrington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hartly
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leipsic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Little Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Milford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Milford is located in Kent County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,278 people
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    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Smyrna is located in Kent County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
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    • Viola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Viola is located in Kent County (DE)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
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    • Woodside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Wyoming
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)

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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. For more information, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau.
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