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Kent
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city in Portage County, Ohio, United States of America
Kent is a city located in Portage County in northeastern Ohio. It is home to Kent State University, a major public research institution that serves tens of thousands of students and contributes significantly to the region's economy and culture.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- County
- Portage
- Founded
- November 1805
- Founded by
- John Haymaker
- Named after
- Marvin Kent
- Type
- Council–Manager
- City manager
- Dave Ruller
- Mayor
- Jack Amrhein (D)
- Total
- 9.33 sq mi (24.17 km )
- Land
- 9.22 sq mi (23.89 km )
- Water
- 0.11 sq mi (0.28 km )
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft (322 m)
- Density
- 3,059.4/sq mi (1,181.23/km )
- Demonym
- Kentite
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 44240, 44242, 44243
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Kent
- Population
- 28215
- Area
- 24.042978
- Elevation
- 320
- Official website
- www.kentohio.org
- Image
- Downtown Kent 2013.JPG
- Households
- 10792
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- Commons category
- Kent, Ohio
- water as percent of area
- 1.1702
- inception
- 1805-11-00
- P8168
- Kamanyol
- per capita income
- 23479
- date of incorporation
- 1867-05-06
- postal code
- 44243
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Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County. It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county. The population was 28,215 at the 2020 census. The city is counted as part of the Akron metropolitan area and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area.
Part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, Kent was settled in 1805 and was known for many years as Franklin Mills. Settlers were attracted to the area due to its location along the Cuyahoga River as a place for water-powered mills. Later development came in the 1830s and 1840s as a result of the settlement's position along the route of the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. Leading up to the American Civil War, Franklin Mills was noted for its activity in the Underground Railroad. With the decline of the canal and the emergence of the railroad, the town became the home of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad maintenance shops through the influence of Marvin Kent. In 1864 the town was renamed Kent in honor of Marvin Kent's efforts. It was incorporated as a village in 1867 and became a city after the 1920 Census. Today Kent is a college town best known as the home of the main campus of Kent State University, founded in 1910, and as the site of the May 4, 1970 Kent State shootings.