Overview
Kent is located in King County, and is the second oldest incorporated city after Seattle in the county. Home to the ShoWare Center and the Pacific Raceways, Kent offers visitors and residents alike a taste of something different with each visit.
Fun Facts
- Kent is currently the 6th largest city in the State of Washington according to a 2014 estimate
- The city is home to about 124,929 residents
- Was known as the lettuce capital of the country during the Great Depression
- Physical size: 34.19 square miles
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Explore Washington State has been covering the real Washington for more than a decade. State parks, small towns, back roads, rest stops, and the people who make this place worth exploring. What started as a hyperlocal project covering individual communities grew into a full media project with more than 340 podcast episodes, a weekly newsletter with 3,800 subscribers, and coverage of all 146 Washington State Parks. The content here comes from people who have actually been to these places: locals, regulars, and lifelong Washington residents who care more about getting it right than getting clicks.