Kent County, DE

Headnote
KENT COUNTY, situated in the central part of Delaware, on Delaware bay. Area, 640 square miles. Face of the country generally level; soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Dover, which is also the state capital. Pop. in 1810, 20,495; in 1820, 20,793; in 1830, 19,911; in 1840, 19,872; in 1850, 22,816. (Fanning's, 1853)
    Place Unit Type
    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Camden, DE City or Town
    Canterbury, DE City or Town
    Dover, DE City or Town
    Milford, DE City or Town
    Mispillion Hundred, DE City or Town
    Smyrna, DE City or Town
    Willow Grove, DE City or Town
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