Kent County, Maryland
8 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 19,346
- Median household income
- $80,147
- ±6,687
- Unemployed
- 3.0%
- 296 of 10,031 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.0%
- 7,221 of 8,493 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Kent | 19,270 (2021) | 400 High St, Chestertown | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Betterton | 284 (2021) | Po Box 339, Betterton | Website |
| Town of Chestertown | 5,603 (2021) | 118 N Cross St, Chestertown | Website |
| Town of Galena | 536 (2021) | Po Box 279, Galena | Website |
| Town of Millington | 547 (2021) | Po Box 330, Millington | Website |
| Town of Rock Hall | 1,192 (2021) | Po Box 367, Rock Hall | Website |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millington Public Drainage Association | Drainage | Po Box 330, Millington | — |
| Kent Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 122 Speer Rd, Chestertown | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Kent County Public Schools
School district5 schools
5608 Boundary Avenue, Rock Hall, MD, 21661
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Clock Tower Place Farmers' Market (1410 Forest Drive Annapolis) · Deale Farmers Market (5965 Deale-Churchton Road Deale) · Glen Burnie Town Center Farmers Market (6711 Ritchie Highway - in front of Best Buy Glen Burnie) · and 6 more
Boordy Vineyards Good Life Thursday Farmers Market () · Hereford Farm Market () · Hereford Farmers Market () · and 8 more
Cecil County Farmers' Market (North East) · Perryville Farmers Market (Perryville)
Bel Air Farmers Market (Bel Air) · Marketplace on Main (Bel Air)
Capital City Farmers Market (Dover) · Loockerman Way Farmers' Market (Dover) · Smyrna Farmers' Market (Smyrna)
Bellefonte DE Farmers Market (912 Brandywine Blvd. Wilmington) · Delaware City Farmers' Market & Galleria (Delaware City) · New Castle Farmers' Market (New Castle) · and 7 more
Eastern Shore Farmers' Market (5400 Main Street Grasonville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.