Kent County, Rhode Island

Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,158 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.

Connecticut

 * New London County, Connecticut
 * Windham County, Connecticut

Rhode Island

 * Providence County, Rhode Island
 * Washington County, Rhode Island

Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 166,158 people, 68,645 households, and 43,747 families residing 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.

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.

County Seat

 * East Greenwich

City

 * Warwick

Towns

 * Coventry
 * West Greenwich
 * West Warwick

Census-Designated Places

 * Greene

Villages

 * Anthony
 * Arkwright
 * Blackrock
 * Coventry Centre
 * Fairbanks
 * Harris
 * Hillsgrove
 * Hopkins Hollow
 * Nooseneck
 * Lippitt
 * Quidnick
 * Spring Lake
 * Summit
 * Tiogue
 * Washington
 * Whaley's Hollow