Harrison Mills in western Kent consists of mainly agricultural land and is home to the British Columbia Heritage Kilby Museum and Campground.

Rockwell Drive, at the eastern shore of Harrison Lake, serves as a residential and commercial resort-like community.

Like the rest of southwestern British Columbia, Kent enjoys a wet but moderate to mild climate in the wintertime with drier summers, with very few major temperature fluctuations.

Shortly after, the first commercial activity in the area took place between the local First Nations people and the Hudson's Bay Company fur traders.

Rapid commercial growth followed as boats started to routinely stop in the area en route to the Fraser Canyon.

A bridge crossing at the Harrison River opened in 1926, creating the first-ever road connection to the west of Kent.

It was constructed in the 1960s to house 400 Sons of Freedom in the wake of their arrest for various bombings in the Kootenay region and became the site of a large temporary tenement camp of their followers and supporters.

[7][8] A research farm run by the federal government Department of Agriculture is located to the northwest of the town of Agassiz, and was formerly a private estate.

Agassiz-Harrison Transit operates a single bus route (No.11) from the Chilliwack downtown exchange to Rosedale, Popkum, Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs Kent's economy has traditionally relied on agriculture.

Nearby Harrison Hot Springs is a big tourist draw for the area, and many adventurers take advantage of the lakes and rivers in and around Kent.

Sasquatch Provincial Park in northern Kent, next to Harrison Lake, provides camping areas and offers hiking and fishing opportunities.