| Kent | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stephenson |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kent |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Kent within Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 42.3086°N -89.9019°W |
| Established Date: | 1827 |
| Elevation Ft: | 899 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 79 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 61044 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
Kent is an unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois. Kent is home to Solutions Bank, K & M Feed Mill, St. Paul's Lutheran Church (ELCA), Nuestro Queso cheesemakers and Kent Fire Department.
Kent was surveyed and platted in 1887 at the same time the Chicago Great Western Railroad laid its tracks through Stephenson County. When the village was founded it was the only village within its township and it was thought that the area had great potential for growth. Kent is probably named for the Reverend Aratus Kent, a traveling evangelist from Galena, Illinois. The post office in present-day Kent was established on July 29, 1850.[1]
Kent is located in Stephenson County, Illinois about 12 miles west of Freeport.[1] Kent is located in the southwestern part of its township, near the Stephenson-Jo Daviess County line. It is also in proximity to Pearl City.[2]
According to the 2000 Census, statistics which included the village of Kent and its surrounding zip code area,[3] 274 people reside within the zip code 61044.[4]