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Kent County
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county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Named after
- Andrew Kent
- Seat
- Jayton
- Largest city
- Jayton
- Total
- 903 sq mi (2,340 km )
- Land
- 903 sq mi (2,340 km )
- Water
- 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km ) 0.05%
- Density
- 0.834/sq mi (0.322/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 19th
- Website
- www .co .kent .tx .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 753
- Area
- 2339
- Official website
- www.co.kent.tx.us
- Image
- Kent County Courthouse, Jayton, Texas.jpg
- Households
- 286
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- Commons category
- Kent County, Texas
- inception
- 1892-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0.05
- native label
- Kent County
- per capita income
- 30835
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Kent County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 753, making it the sixth-least populous county in Texas. Its county seat is Jayton. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1892. It is named for Andrew Kent, who died at the Battle of the Alamo. Kent County is a prohibition or entirely dry county, one of three remaining in the state.
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