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/
Chestertown: http://townofchestertown.com/
Circuit Court: www.mdcourts.gov/clerks/kent/index.html
County Commissioners: www.kentcounty.com/commissioners
County Government: www.kentcounty.com/government
County Government Directory: www.kentcounty.com/department-directory
Detention Center: www.kentcounty.com/kcdc
District Court: www.mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap.html#KENT
Economic Development Office: www.kentcounty.com/economic-development
Elections Board: www.kentcountyelections.org/
Emergency Services, Office of: www.kentcounty.com/oes
Environmental Operations: www.kentcounty.com/environmental
Ethics Commission: www.kentcounty.com/committees/ethics
Finance Office: www.kentcounty.com/finance
Health Dept.: http://kenthd.org/
Historic Preservation Commission: www.kentcounty.com/committees/histpres
Human Resources: www.kentcounty.com/human-resources
Job Service: www.dllr.state.md.us/county/uppershore/
Kent County: www.kentcounty.com/
Library: www.kentcountylibrary.org/
Parks & Recreation Dept.: http://kentparksandrec.org/
Planning, Housing, & Zoning Dept.: www.kentcounty.com/planning/
Public Schools: www.kent.k12.md.us/
Public Works Dept.: www.kentcounty.com/pubworks
Register of Wills: http://registers.maryland.gov/main/kent.html
Roads Division: www.kentcounty.com/roads
Sheriff's Office: www.sheriff.kentcounty.com/
Social Services Dept.: http://dhr.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/water
Zoning Appeals, Board of: www.kentcounty.com/committees/zoningapp

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