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Line 1: {{Use mdy dates\|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox settlement \|official_name = Kenton, Delaware Line 22 ⟶ 23: \|subdivision_name1 = {{flag\|Delaware}} \|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Delaware\|County]] \|subdivision_name2 = ~~{{flagicon image\|}}~~ [[Kent County, Delaware\|Kent]] \|government_footnotes = \|government_type = Line 68 ⟶ 69: \|population_est = }} '''Kenton''' is a town in [[Kent County, ~~Delaware\|Kent County]], [[~~Delaware]], United States. It is part of the [[Dover metropolitan area\|Dover metropolitan statistical area]]. The population was 215 in 2020.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ \|title=The Delaware Census State Data Center \|access-date=~~2013-04-~~April 29, 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141632/http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ \|archive-date=~~2016-12-~~December 31, 2016 }}</ref> ==History== Line 78 ⟶ 79: ==Geography== Kenton is located at {{coord\|39.2276115\|-75.6629847\|type:city_region:US-DE\|format=dms\|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html\|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|access-date=~~2011-04-~~April 23, 2011\|date=~~2011-02-~~February 12, 2011\|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert\|0.2\|sqmi\|km2}}, all land. Line 102 ⟶ 103: \| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web\|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html\|title=Census of Population and Housing\|publisher=Census.gov\|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> }} At the [[2000 United States Census\|2000 census]] there were 237 people in 83 households, including 63 families, in the town. The population density was {{convert\|1,375.8\|PD/sqmi\|PD/km2\|sp=us\|adj=off}}. There were 87 housing units at an average density of {{convert\|505.0\|/sqmi\|/km2\|sp=us\|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census\|racial makeup]] of the town was 94.51% White, 3.38% African American, 1.27% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web\|url=https://www.census.gov\|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]\|access-date=~~2008-01-~~January 31, 2008\|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> Of the 83 households 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 14.5% of households were one person and 4.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.11. Line 117 ⟶ 118: ===Utilities=== [[Delmarva Power]], a subsidiary of [[Exelon]], provides electricity to Kenton.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/\|title=Service Territory\|publisher=Delmarva Power\|access-date=August 15, 2017\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525061222/http://www.delmarva.com/connect-with-us/about-us/service-territory/\|archive-date=May 25, 2014}}</ref> [[Chesapeake Utilities]] provides natural gas to the town.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Delmarva Service Territory\|publisher=Chesapeake Utilities\|url=http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/\|access-date=August 14, 2017\|archive-date=August 15, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815063806/http://www.chpk.com/delmarva-service-territory/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trash collection in Kenton is provided by private haulers including [[Waste Industries]], RPJ Waste Services, Inc., and [[Waste Management (corporation)\|Waste Management]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Community Area Information\|publisher=Town of Kenton, Delaware\|url=https://kenton.delaware.gov/community-information/\|access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref> ==Education== The school district is [[Smyrna School District]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10001_kent/DC20SD_C10001.pdf \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10001_kent/DC20SD_C10001.pdf \|archive-date=October 9, 2022 \|url-status=live\|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kent County, DE\|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]\|accessdate=2024-11-04}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10001_kent/DC20SD_C10001_SD2MS.txt Text list] - It only includes geographical districts and does not have county-wide overlay districts.</ref> Its comprehensive high school is [[Smyrna High School (Delaware)\|Smyrna High School]]. {{-}} ==References== Line 122 ⟶ 127: ==External links== {{commons category}} ~~{{commonscat}}~~ *[https://kenton.delaware.gov/ Official website]