Kent County, Maryland

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Kent County is one of the 24 county of Maryland, located towards the Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. Kent County had an official population of 19197 in 2000. According to July 2008 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the county is 20151, It is the smallest in terms of population. Its area is just over 414.31 sq mi (1073.06 kmē), of which, 279.43 square miles (723.72 kmē) of it is land and 134.87 square miles (349.31 kmē) of it is water, giving it the sixth smallest by total area among Maryland's county. It is ranks ninth in the size of its inland waterways in Maryland.


As of the census of 2000, there were 19197 residents, 7666 households, and 5136 families in the county. The population density was 68.7 people per square mile (26.53/kmē), making it the third least densely populated county in Maryland. There were 9410 housing units at an average density of 33.7 per square mile (13.01/kmē). The average household size was 2.33 people, and the average family size was 2.81 people. Age range in the county was well distributed with 20.8% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 20151, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 82.29% White, 15.72% Black or African American, 0.18% American Indian, 0.76% Asian, 0.05% Native Hawaiian, and 1% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $39869, it is the 17th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Maryland. The median income for a family in the county was $46708, making it the seventh lowest county by median family income in Maryland. The per capita income for the county was $21573, it is the 15th highest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Maryland.

In 2000, 4940 pupils and students, of which 47.37% are male and 52.63% are female, 25.73% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.22% nursery or pri school, 4.15% kindergarten, 40.51% elementary school, 18.38% high school and 31.74% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Betterton Town	Kent County	0.89	0.89	0	376	423.9	24848	36477
2	Chestertown Town	Kent County	2.82	2.61	0.2	4746	1818.1	18769	31530
3	Galena Town	Kent County	0.35	0.35	0	428	1208.2	18858	47813
4	Millington Town	Kent County, Queen Annes County	0.32	0.32	0	416	1294.7	20240	45893
5	Rock Hall Town	Kent County	1.55	1.33	0.22	1396	1050.3	20521	32833

Year	Population
April 2000 census	19197
April 2000 Estimate	19200
July 2000 Estimate	19267
July 2001 Estimate	19367
July 2002 Estimate	19497
July 2003 Estimate	19555
July 2004 Estimate	19595
July 2005 Estimate	19768
July 2006 Estimate	19798
July 2007 Estimate	19879
July 2008 Estimate	20151

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	113	145	258
Kindergarten	126	79	205
Elementary school	1035	966	2001
High school	423	485	908
College or graduate school	643	925	1568

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Kent County, Maryland	$39869	$46708	$21573
Maryland, United States	$52868	$61876	$25614
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587