KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND

[County Seal, Kent County, Maryland] Origin: Kent was first mentioned as a county on August 2, 1642, when the Governor and Council appointed commissioners for the Isle and County of Kent. The County was named for Kent County in southeast England bordering the English Channel.

Boundaries: Bounded north by Cecil County; east by Delware; south by Queen Anne's County; west by Chesapeake Bay.
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County Seat: Chestertown, MD 21620
Form of Government: Code Home Rule since 1970
Population: 1990 census: 17,842; 2000 census: 19,197; 2010 census: 20,197; 2020 census: 19,198

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[photo, Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland]

Kent County Courthouse, 103 Cross St., Chestertown, Maryland, October 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

websites:
Chesapeake College: www.chesapeake.edu
Circuit Court: www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/kent
County Commissioners: www.kentcounty.com/government/commissioners
County Government: www.kentcounty.com/government
County Government Directory: www.kentcounty.com/government/department_directory
Detention Center: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/detention_center
District Court: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#KENT
Economic & Tourism Development Office: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/economic_tourism_development
Elections Board: www.kentcountyelections.org/
Emergency Services, Office of: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/office_of_emergency_services
Environmental Operations: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/public_works/environmental_operations
Ethics Commission: www.kentcounty.com/government/boards_and_committees/ethics_commission
Finance Office: www.kentcounty.com/finance
Health Dept.: www.kenthd.org
Historic Preservation Commission: www.kentcounty.com/government/boards_and_committees/historic_preservation_commission
Human Resources: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/human_resources
Job Center: https://labor.maryland.gov/county/uppershore/
Kent County: www.kentcounty.com
Library: www.kentcountylibrary.org
Parks & Recreation Dept.: www.kentparksandrec.org
Planning, Housing, & Zoning Dept.: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/planning_housing_and_zoning
Public Schools: www.kent.k12.md.us
Public Works Dept.: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/public_works
Register of Wills: https://registers.maryland.gov/main/kent.html
Roads Division: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/public_works/county_roads
Sheriff's Office: www.sheriff.kentcounty.com
Social Services Dept.: https://dhs.maryland.gov/local-offices/kent-county/
State's Attorney: www.sao.kentcounty.com
Tourism Development Office: www.kentcounty.com/tourism
Water & Wastewater Services Dept.: www.kentcounty.com/government/departments/public_works/water_and_wastewater
Zoning Appeals, Board of: www.kentcounty.com/government/boards_and_committees/zoning_appeals_board

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