Kent County, Rhode Island
Kent County | |
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UTC−4 (EDT) | |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Kent County is a
Geography
According to the
Adjacent counties
- Providence County - north
- Bristol County - east
- Washington County - south
- New London County, Connecticut - southwest
- Windham County, Connecticut - west
- Newport County - southeast
Major highways
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1790 | 8,851 | — | |
1800 | 8,487 | −4.1% | |
1810 | 9,834 | 15.9% | |
1820 | 10,228 | 4.0% | |
1830 | 12,789 | 25.0% | |
1840 | 13,083 | 2.3% | |
1850 | 15,068 | 15.2% | |
1860 | 17,303 | 14.8% | |
1870 | 18,595 | 7.5% | |
1880 | 20,588 | 10.7% | |
1890 | 26,754 | 29.9% | |
1900 | 29,976 | 12.0% | |
1910 | 36,378 | 21.4% | |
1920 | 38,269 | 5.2% | |
1930 | 51,390 | 34.3% | |
1940 | 58,311 | 13.5% | |
1950 | 77,763 | 33.4% | |
1960 | 112,619 | 44.8% | |
1970 | 142,382 | 26.4% | |
1980 | 154,163 | 8.3% | |
1990 | 161,135 | 4.5% | |
2000 | 167,090 | 3.7% | |
2010 | 166,158 | −0.6% | |
2020 | 170,363 | 2.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2019[9] |
2000 census
As of the
There were 67,320 households, out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.20% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.20% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 15.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $47,617, and the median income for a family was $57,491. Males had a median income of $40,052 versus $29,130 for females. The
2010 census
As of the
1.4% Russian [13]
Of the 68,645 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.3% were non-families, and 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.98. The median age was 42.7 years.[11]
The median income for a household in the county was $61,088 and the median income for a family was $77,100. Males had a median income of $53,458 versus $41,380 for females. The per capita income for the county was $31,221. About 4.9% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the
Communities
City
Towns
- Coventry
- East Greenwich (traditional county seat)[15]
- West Greenwich
- West Warwick
Census-designated place
Other villages
Politics
Kent County, like most of Rhode Island, has been strongly Democratic for the last half century. In 2016, Donald Trump became the first Republican to win the county since Ronald Reagan in 1984, although Joe Biden was able to bring it back over to the Democratic side four years later in 2020.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 42,001 | 45.12% | 49,113 | 52.76% | 1,979 | 2.13% |
2016 | 38,336 | 46.72% | 37,788 | 46.05% | 5,929 | 7.23% |
2012 | 31,567 | 40.00% | 45,564 | 57.73% | 1,792 | 2.27% |
2008 | 33,780 | 40.18% | 48,406 | 57.58% | 1,888 | 2.25% |
2004 | 33,699 | 43.19% | 42,830 | 54.90% | 1,489 | 1.91% |
2000 | 25,291 | 34.42% | 43,265 | 58.89% | 4,914 | 6.69% |
1996 | 19,992 | 27.95% | 41,018 | 57.35% | 10,516 | 14.70% |
1992 | 25,217 | 30.59% | 35,934 | 43.60% | 21,274 | 25.81% |
1988 | 34,314 | 47.79% | 37,221 | 51.84% | 266 | 0.37% |
1984 | 40,427 | 56.15% | 31,352 | 43.55% | 214 | 0.30% |
1980 | 28,331 | 39.90% | 31,350 | 44.15% | 11,324 | 15.95% |
1976 | 34,131 | 48.61% | 35,855 | 51.07% | 227 | 0.32% |
1972 | 40,534 | 58.19% | 29,004 | 41.64% | 115 | 0.17% |
1968 | 22,493 | 37.07% | 35,609 | 58.69% | 2,576 | 4.25% |
1964 | 12,297 | 21.66% | 44,476 | 78.34% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 24,344 | 44.26% | 30,662 | 55.74% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 31,548 | 65.94% | 16,298 | 34.06% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 27,745 | 60.85% | 17,824 | 39.09% | 24 | 0.05% |
1948 | 16,299 | 51.28% | 15,287 | 48.10% | 199 | 0.63% |
1944 | 13,710 | 49.27% | 14,059 | 50.52% | 57 | 0.20% |
1940 | 14,790 | 50.74% | 14,333 | 49.17% | 28 | 0.10% |
1936 | 13,550 | 48.36% | 13,238 | 47.25% | 1,231 | 4.39% |
1932 | 11,096 | 50.95% | 10,398 | 47.74% | 286 | 1.31% |
1928 | 11,487 | 60.44% | 7,460 | 39.25% | 58 | 0.31% |
1924 | 11,100 | 65.84% | 5,429 | 32.20% | 331 | 1.96% |
1920 | 8,474 | 69.98% | 3,394 | 28.03% | 242 | 2.00% |
1916 | 4,038 | 59.39% | 2,632 | 38.71% | 129 | 1.90% |
1912 | 2,170 | 38.90% | 2,030 | 36.39% | 1,379 | 24.72% |
1908 | 3,617 | 65.42% | 1,700 | 30.75% | 212 | 3.83% |
1904 | 2,981 | 60.30% | 1,859 | 37.60% | 104 | 2.10% |
1900 | 2,613 | 66.19% | 1,126 | 28.52% | 209 | 5.29% |
1896 | 2,817 | 77.37% | 645 | 17.71% | 179 | 4.92% |
1892 | 2,244 | 58.81% | 1,469 | 38.50% | 103 | 2.70% |
1888 | 1,988 | 59.99% | 1,261 | 38.05% | 65 | 1.96% |
1884 | 1,602 | 62.17% | 886 | 34.38% | 89 | 3.45% |
1880 | 1,759 | 59.99% | 1,153 | 39.32% | 20 | 0.68% |
See also
References
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