Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana

Kent, Indiana
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°44′16″N85°32′24″W / 38.73778°N 85.54000°W / 38.73778; -85.54000 Coordinates: 38°44′16″N85°32′24″W / 38.73778°N 85.54000°W / 38.73778; -85.54000
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jefferson
Township	Republican
Area [1]
• Total	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
• Land	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	712 ft (217 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	90
• Density	1,323.53/sq mi (512.58/km2)
ZIP code	47250
FIPS code	18-39510 [2]
GNIS feature ID	437251 [3]

Kent is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 70. ^[4]

History

Kent was platted in 1853. ^[5] It was named for James Kent, a New York jurist. ^[6] The Kent post office was discontinued in 1965. ^[7]

Geography

Kent is located in western Jefferson County at 38°44′16″N85°32′24″W / 38.73778°N 85.54000°W / 38.73778; -85.54000 , in the northeast part of Republican Township. Indiana State Road 256 passes through the community, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Madison, the county seat, and west 14 miles (23 km) to Austin.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kent CDP has an area of 0.10 square miles (0.27 km²), all of it recorded as land. The community sits on the east side of Little Creek, a north-flowing tributary of Big Creek, a major northwest-flowing tributary of the Muscatatuck River, which is part of the White River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2020	90		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8]

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-10-17.
4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Kent CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
5. Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the Counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott, and Washington, Indiana. Chicago Printing Company. 1889. p.  202.
6. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  183. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. The village was platted...on April 9, 1853.
7. "Jefferson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.