| LC control no. | n 81093490 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Kent County (Del.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Delaware--Kent County |
| Variant(s) | Kent Co., Del. |
| See also | Saint Jones County (Del.) |
| Biography/History note | On June 21, 1680, the Duke of York chartered St. Jones County, which was carved out of New Amstel/New Castle County and Hoarkill/Sussex County. St. Jones County was transferred to William Penn on August 24, 1682, and became part of Penn's newly chartered Delaware Colony. The county was renamed in 1682. |
| Beginning date | 1682 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Delaware |
| Found in | GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm2; 39°05ʹ00ʺN 075°32ʹ59ʺW) Wikipedia, Feb. 27, 2013 (Kent County, Delaware; county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Delaware; coextensive with the Dover, Delaware, Metropolitan Statistical Area; county seat is Dover; 39.10°N 75.50°W) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-de |
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