When was Kent County founded?

Kent County was founded in 1750, formed from Providence County, and named after Kent, England.

What is the county seat of Kent County?

The county seat of Kent County is East Greenwich.

Is there an online parcel map for Kent County?

Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.

Has Kent County's boundary or name changed?

Kent County was created in 1750 from Providence County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Kent County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 44003

Kent CountyRhode Island

Kent County is a county in Rhode Island with its seat in East Greenwich. It was formed on June 11, 1750.

Founded1750
County seatEast Greenwich
Named forKent, England
Land area169 sq mi + 20 sq mi water
Population170,363 2020 Census

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Updated 19 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Kent on the map of Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 5 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.

Counties of Rhode Island · Kent highlighted

History

Formed in 1750 from Providence County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Kent County was created from Providence on June 11, 1750.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

1750
Kent County created Kent created from Providence.
from Providence
11 June 1750 · R.I. Recs., 5:301

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Kent

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Missing

No public parcel map found for Kent County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office.
Address points Official

One point per address, 70,720 in all from RI E 9-1-1 Uniform Emergency Telephone System (maintained with AK Associates), published by RIGIS (URI Environmental Data Center, the state's GIS clearinghouse).
edited 11 September 2026 · checked 14 October 2026
Buildings Reference

Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026

Official: from the office that keeps the record
Good enough: a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback: a guide only; check the official record
Missing: nothing public found yet

People and land

Kent by the Census

Population

170,363 2020 Census count

Housing units

76,084 2020 Census count

Land area

169 square miles

Water area

20 square miles

People per sq mi

1,011 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Kent County

When was Kent County founded?: Kent County was founded in 1750, formed from Providence County, and named after Kent, England.
What is the county seat of Kent County?: The county seat of Kent County is East Greenwich.
Is there an online parcel map for Kent County?: Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Kent County's boundary or name changed?: Kent County was created in 1750 from Providence County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Kent County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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