Kent County, Rhode Island
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 82 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Warwick, Coventry, East Greenwich.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP39 of 82 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
82 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBKent was formed in 1750 (1750-06-11) from Providence.
KENT created from PROVIDENCE.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusKent County population from 1790 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1790 | 1800 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,848 | 8,487 | 10,228 | 13,083 | 17,303 | 20,588 | 29,976 | 38,269 | 58,311 | 77,763 | 112,619 | 154,163 | 167,090 | 170,363 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Williams National Memorial | National Memorial | 22.4 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS389 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 389 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Aaron Bowen Lot Cemetery |
| Abbott - Colvin Lot Cemetery |
| Abel Greene Lot Cemetery |
| All Saints Cemetery |
| Allen - Tanner Lot Cemetery |
| Allen James Lot Cemetery |
| Amasa Pratt Lot Cemetery |
| Ambrose Taylor Plot |
| Amos Letson Lot Cemetery |
| Amos Lockwood Lot |
| Andrew Edward Lot |
| Andrews Cemetery |
| Andrews Lot Cemetery |
| Anthony Hall Plot |
| Anthony Lot Cemetery |
| Arnold - Harrington Lot Cemetery |
| Arnold - Stone Lot Cemetery |
| Arnold Lot Cemetery |
| Arnold Pawtuxet Burial Ground |
| Asa Arnold Lot Cemetery |
| Asel Bates Lot Cemetery |
| Austin - Card Lot Cemetery |
| Austin - Hopkins Lot Cemetery |
| Bailey - Brayton Plot |
| Bailey - Hall Lot |
| Bates - Ryder Lot Cemetery |
| Battey Family Cemetery |
| Benajah Lockwood Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Carr Cemetery |
| Benjamin Greene Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamin Johnson Lot Cemetery |
| Benjamite Potter Lot Cemetery |
| Bennett - Spencer Lot Cemetery |
| Beriah Hopkins Lot Cemetery |
| Brayton Cemetery |
| Briggs - Jacoy - Corey Plot |
| Briggs Lot |
| Brown - Andrew Lot Cemetery |
| Brown - Vickory Lot Cemetery |
| Burlingame - Stone Lot Cemetery |
| Burlingame - Wright Lot Cemetery |
| Caleb Bailey Lot Cemetery |
| Caleb Cooke Lot Cemetery |
| Capron - Bailey Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Allen Johnson Plot |
| Captain Israel Bowen Lot Cemetery |
| Captain John Fry Lot Cemetery |
| Captain John Tillinghast Lot Cemetery |
| Captain John Waterman Lot |
| Captain John Wells Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Joseph Arnold Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Joseph Spencer Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Randall Holden Junior Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Samuel Fry Lot Cemetery |
| Captain Samuel Greene Lot |
| Carpenter - Wightman Lot |
| Carr - Rathbun Lot Cemetery |
| Casey - Rathbun Lot Cemetery |
| Centerville Methodist Cemetery |
| Charles Brown Lot Cemetery |
| Charles Jordan Lot Cemetery |
| Charles Low Lot |
| Charles Nichols Lot Cemetery |
| Christopher Carpenter Lot Cemetery |
| Christopher Greene Lot Cemetery |
| Christopher Spencer Lot |
| Clapp - Greene Lot |
| Clark Franklin Lot Cemetery |
| Clark Lewis Lot Cemetery |
| Clemens Lot |
| Clement Weaver Lot Cemetery |
| Colonel Christopher Smith Lot |
| Colonel John McGregor Lot Cemetery |
| Colonel John Waterman Lot Cemetery |
| Colonel Stephen Arnold Lot |
| Colvin Cemetery |
| Cornelius Clark Lot Cemetery |
| Cornell - Briggs Plot |
| Cornell Cemetery |
| Daniel C Bailey Lot Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
| Name |
|---|
| Birch Hill |
| Crossways |
| Thatch Cove |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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