Kent, Illinois

Kent is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. Kent is home to Forreston State Bank, Kent Feed Mill, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (ELCA), Kent United Methodist Church, Kent Fire Department and the Kent U.S. Post Office.

Kent
Unincorporated community
Sign leading into Kent, Illinois, which notes the population of both people and dogs.
Kent
Location of Kent within Illinois
Coordinates: 42°18′31″N 89°54′07″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyStephenson
TownshipKent
Elevation
899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total79
Postal code
61044
Area code(s)815

History

Kent 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

Kent 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

According 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

References
  1. 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).
  2. Callary, Edward. Place Names of Illinois, (Google Books link), University of Illinois Press, 2008 p. 185, (ISBN 0252033566).
  3. See Census reference map.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

Further reading
Post office in Kent.
  • 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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