Kent
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town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- U s state
- Connecticut
- County
- Litchfield
- Region
- Northwest Hills
- Named after
- Kent , England
- Type
- Selectman-town meeting
- First selectman
- Eric Epstein ( D )
- Selectman
- Lynn Mellis Worthington ( D )
- Total
- 49.6 sq mi (128.5 km )
- Land
- 48.5 sq mi (125.7 km )
- Water
- 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km )
- Elevation
- 466 ft (142 m)
- Density
- 62/sq mi (24/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( Eastern )
- Zip codes
- 06757, 06785
- Area codes
- 860/959
- Fips code
- 09-40290
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- New England town
- Named after
- Kent
- Official name
- Kent
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Litchfield County
- Population
- 2979
- Area
- 49.6
- Elevation
- 119
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Body of water
- Housatonic River
- Official website
- www.kentct.org
- Image
- Kent, CT - obelisk and St. Andrew's 01.jpg
- Households
- 1277
- Dialing code
- 860
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- postal code
- 06757
- Commons category
- Kent, Connecticut
- topic's main category
- Category:Kent, Connecticut
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Kent, Connecticut
- inception
- 1739-00-00
- different from
- Kent
- per capita income
- 62127
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Encyclopedic overview
Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located alongside the border with New York, the town's population was 3,019 according to the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Kent is home to three boarding schools: Kent School, the Marvelwood School, and South Kent School. The Schaghticoke Indian Reservation is also located within town borders. The town was also home to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The town is also the birthplace of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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