Summary
City/Town
Name:
Kent
State:
Connecticut
County:
Litchfield County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1739
Year
Incorporated:
1739
Form
of Government:
Selectman - Town Meeting
Town
Hall Address:
Kent Town Hall
Web Address:
www.townofkentct.org
History
Brief:
This area was part of the Western Lands (Goshen, Colebrook, Kent, Hartland, Norfolk, Canaan, Cornwall, Salisbury, Sharon, Torrington, Barkhamsted, Harwinton, Winchester and New Hartford) made over to Hartford and Windsor in 1686 to save them from being taken by the Royal Gov. Andros. The land at Kent was unnamed when sold at auction at the Windham Court House in March 1738. Kent was annexed for a time to Hartford County in May 1738 and incorporated as a town in October 1739. A part of the town was set off to the town of Washington in 1779 and a part to Warren in 1786. Town vital records cover 1739-1795 and begin again in 1850.
Other City Names (0) Settled From (0) Population (7) Year: 1910 Population: 1122 Year: 1920 Population: 1086 Year: 1930 Population: 1054 Year: 1940 Population: 1245 Year: 1950 Population: 1381 Year: 1990 Population: 2918 Year: 2000 Population: 2858
Founding Families (2) Surname: Judd Surname: Skiff
Cemeteries (10) Name: Alder City Cemetery Location: 1 grave only, John Rodgers, Civil War Veteran Name: Bull's Bridge Cemetery Location: Bull's Bridge Name: Congregational Church Cemetery Location: Kent Village Name: Fanton Cemetery Location: 1 mile east of South Kent Name: Good Hill Cemetery Location: Route 7 Name: Indian Reservation Cemetery Location: Schaghtikoke Name: Kent Hollow Cemetery Location: Kent Hollow - 1 1/4 mile west of Lake Waramaug Name: Morehouse Cemetery Location: Kent Mountain Name: Skiff Mountain Cemetery Location: Skill Mountain Road Name: St. Andrews Church Cemetery Location: Kent Village
Churches (4) Name: First Congregational Church (860) 927-3335 Location: 97 North Main Street, Kent, CT 06757 Website: www.fcckent.org Name: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (860) 927-3003 Location: 90 Cobble Road, Kent, CT 06757 Name: St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (860) 827-3486 Location: 1 North Main Street, Kent, CT 06757 Name: St. Joseph's Episcopal Chapel (860) 927--3501 Location: 1 Macedonia Road, Kent, CT 06757
Monuments (1) Name: Civil War Soldiers Monument Description: Erected by the People of Kent Jan. 1, 1885 Location: Intersection of Route 341 & Route 7 in Kent, CT Type: Military Dedication Date: 6/9/1886 Artist/Sculptor: Robert W. Hill
Communities (16) Name: Bromica Name: Bull's Bridge Name: East Kent Name: Flanders Name: Flat Rocks Name: Good Hill Name: Greer Mountain Name: Kent Furnace Name: Kent Hollow Name: Macedonia Name: North Kent Name: Ore Hill Name: Schaghicoke Name: Skiff Mountain Name: South Kent Name: Treasure Hill
Historical Locations (0) Notable Citizens (4) Name: Edmund Morris (1940 -) Pulitzer Prize winning writer Type: Contemporary Name: Henry Kissinger (1923 -) Former US Secretary of State Type: Contemporary Name: Lynn Redgrave (1943 -) Actress Type: Contemporary Name: Oscar De la Renta (1932 -) Designer Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (3) Name: Kent Dispatch - Weekly (860) 354-2261 Type: Contemporary Location: 65 Bank Street, New Milfork, CT 06776 Website: www.zwire.com Name: Lakeville Journal - Weekly (860) 435-9873 Type: Contemporary Location: 33 Bissell Street, P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039 Website: www.tcextra.com Name: The Greater New Milford Spectrum Weekly (203) 744-5100 Type: Contemporary Location: 333 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810 Website: www.newstimes.com
Schools (4) Name: Kent Center School Pk-8 (860) 927-3537 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 9 Judd Avenue, Kent, CT 06757 Website: www.kentcenter.com Name: Kent School 9-12 - Private (860) 927-6000 Type: High School Location: One Macedonia Road, P.O. Box 2006, Kent, CT 06757 Website: www.kent-school.edu/ Name: Marvelwood School 9-12 Private (860) 927-0047 Type: High School Location: 479 Skiff Mountain Road, Kent, CT 06757 Website: www.themarvelwoodschool.org Name: South Kent School 9-12 - Private Boys (860) 927-3539 Type: High School Location: 40 Bull's Bridge Road, South Kent, CT 06757 Website: www.southkentschool.org/
Libraries (1) Published Histories (3) Name: A Connecticut Town Two Centuries Ago Author: Ann Soper Davis Date Published: 1976 Publisher: Kent Bicentennial Commission Name: A Gossip About a Country Parish of the Hills and its People Author: G.F. Goodenough Date Published: 1900 Publisher: Amenia NY Times Press Name: History of Kent, Connecticut Author: Francis Atwater Date Published: 1897 Publisher: Journal Publishing Co
Genealogy Websites (1) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (1) Vital Records (1) Birth: 1739 - Present Marriage: 1739 - Present Death: 1739 - Present
