Kent is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. Kent is home to Solutions Bank, K & M Feed Mill, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (ELCA), Nuestro Queso cheesemakers and Kent Fire Department.
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 Sign leading into Kent, Illinois, which notes the population of both people and dogs. | |
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| Coordinates: 42°18′31″N 89°54′07″W / 42.30861°N 89.90194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Stephenson |
| Township | Kent |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 79 |
| Postal code | 61044 |
| Area code | 815 |
History
editKent was surveyed and platted in 1887 at the same time the Chicago Great Western Railroad laid its tracks through Stephenson County.[1] When the village was founded it was the only village within its township and it was thought that the area had great potential for growth.[1] Kent is probably named for the Reverend Aratus Kent, a traveling evangelist from Galena, Illinois.[2] The post office in present-day Kent was established on July 29, 1850.[2]
Geography
editKent is located in Stephenson County, Illinois about 12 miles west of Freeport.[2] Kent is located in the southwestern part of its township, near the Stephenson-Jo Daviess County line. It is also in proximity to Pearl City.[1]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2000 Census, statistics which included the village of Kent and its surrounding zip code area,[3] 274 people reside within the zip code 61044.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Fulwider, Addison L. History of Stephenson County, Illinois, Volume I, (Google Books link), BiblioBazaar, LLC, 2009 (reprint of public domain material), pp. 362-63, (ISBN 1110745974).
- ^ a b c Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois, (Google Books link), University of Illinois Press, 2008 p. 185, (ISBN 0252033566).
- ^ See Census reference map[permanent dead link].
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
Further reading
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- Keister, Philip Lincoln. Kent: For a Century and a Quarter, 1827-1952, Windmill Publications, 2000 (reprint of 1952 sesquicentennial book), (ASIN B0006E8MP0).
- Knowlton, D.A. "Presbyterianism in Stephenson County, Illinois", pp. 193–96, Illinois State Historical Society, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, vol. 11, 1918.
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