New Kent County, Virginia
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About New Kent County
New Kent County is a county in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2026, its population was 22,945. Its county seat is New Kent.
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New Kent County at a glance
- County seat
- New Kent
- Population
- 22,945 (2020)
- Land area
- 224 sq mi
- Founded
- 1654
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Largest communities in New Kent County
- New Kent County seatpopulation 739
History
History of New Kent County
New Kent County was established in 1654, as the Virginia General Assembly with the governor's consent split York County. The county's name originated because several prominent inhabitants, including William Claiborne, recently had been forced from their settlement at Kent Island, Maryland, by Lord Baltimore upon the formation of Maryland. Claiborne had named the island for his birthplace in Kent, England. Chickahominy and Pamunkey Native Americans frequented this area, as well as nearby Charles City County and King William County, and both tribes remain well-established in this area. The county had two parishes in the colonial era, initially called Blisland (which also included the older James City County as well as York County) and St. Peter's. Among the earliest settlers was Nicholas Gentry, who settled in New Kent in 1684. Parish registers of St.
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