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Kent is a Town located in Putnam County, New York , USA . As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 14,009. The name is that of an early settler family. The Town of Kent is the north-central part of the Putnam County. It is sometimes called "Kent Lakes." Many of the lakes are Reservoirs for New York City . HISTORY Kent was part of the Phillipse Patent of 1679, when it was still populated by the Wappinger tribe. The town was first settled around 1750. It became the Frederickstown district in 1788. The Town of Kent was established as the "Town of Frederick" in 1795 when the township boundaries were realigned. Its name was changed to "Kent" in 1817 . A small portion of the Town Of Philipstown was transferred to Kent in 1877 . The major population center of the township is Lake Carmel , a settlement around an artificial lake (also known as "Lake Carmel") developed in the 1920s . Historically the population centers had been Farmer's Mills and Ludingtonville, little of which remain. The town is part of the Carmel Central School District and is served by the Carmel Post Office under the name Kent Lakes (because another community upstate has a post office called Kent). GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 111.8 Km&2 (43.2 Mi&2 ). 105.2 km&2 (40.6 mi&2) of it is land and 6.6 km&2 (2.5 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 5.88% water. The north town line is the border of Dutchess County . Interstate 84 passes through the town. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 14,009 people, 4,868 households, and 3,748 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 133.1/km&2 (344.8/mi&2). There were 5,353 housing units at an average density of 50.9/km&2 (131.8/mi&2). The racial makeup of the town was 93.81% White , 1.41% African American , 0.14% Native American , 1.24% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.81% from Other Races , and 1.57% from two or more races. 5.77% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 4,868 households out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were Married Couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.0% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24. In the town the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $72,346, and the median income for a family was $79,716. Males had a median income of $51,634 versus $38,575 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $29,984. 4.1% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.6% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. COMMUNITIES AND LOCATIONS IN KENT
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