The seat was briefly moved upriver to Quaker Neck, and then to the site of modern Chestertown.

Before the American Revolution, New Town on Chester, now Chestertown, was a port entry for the counties of Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne's.

It was the first college charted in the nation after the Declaration of Independence and was founded by William Smith in 1782.

George Washington authorized the use of his name and gave the college its largest gift of 50 guineas.

The college has been host to four United States Presidents, including George Washington, Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

During the spring and summer of both 1813 and 1814, residents faced immediate threats from the enemy as the British terrorized the Chesapeake, looting and burning farms and towns.

Kent County citizens and local militia were tested and stood their ground with ingenuity and determination during the burning of Georgetown, the rescue of the Kitty Knight House and the Battle of Caulk's Field.

In the early post-Civil War era, Kent County was heavily Confederate-leaning and leaned towards the Democratic Party.

After that, although carried by Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman during the five consecutive Democratic victories between 1932 and 1948, the county trended Republican relative to national voting.

In the 2008 United States Presidential Election, Barack Obama won Kent County by 48 votes more than John McCain.

[11] In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney won Kent County by 28 votes over Democrat Barack Obama.

[23] According to the Maryland Geological Survey, the highest point in Kent County is 102 ft above sea level, approximately 2.25 mi west of Coleman's Corner (shown on maps as "Coleman"), just northeast of the mouth of Still Pond Creek.

Nearby cities: Baltimore, MD; Washington D.C.; Philadelphia, PA; Wilmington, DE As of the 2010 U.S. census, there were 20,197 people, 8,165 households, and 5,272 families living in the county.