Editing Kenton, Delaware

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| population_total   = 215
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| area_code          = [[Area code 302|302]]
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'''Kenton''' is a town in [[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=April 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231141632/http://stateplanning.delaware.gov/census_data_center/ |archive-date=December 31, 2016 }}</ref>

==History==
The Village of Kenton is a crossroads community located at the intersection of [[Delaware Route 42|Route 42]] and [[Delaware Route 300|Route 300]] in [[Kenton Hundred]], Delaware. The village dates from the last decade of the 18th century, but did not achieve its peak until the last half of the 19th century when the [[Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad|Delaware and Maryland Railroad]] line was put through from Clayton to Maryland.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83001396}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kenton Historic District |author=Stephen G. Del Sordo|date=March 1983 |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=83001396|title=accompanying 33 photos|photos=y}}</ref>

Kenton was first laid out in 1796 by Philip Lewis who had begun to acquire property in the area five years before in 1791. The community was first known as Georgetown, then as Lewis Crossroads and finally, in 1806, by the name of Kenton.<ref name=nrhpdoc/>

The [[Kenton Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1983. Other sites at or near Kenton on the National Register of Historic Places are the: [[George Arnold House]], [[Aspendale (Kenton)|Aspendale]], [[Thomas Attix House]], [[J. F. Betz House]], [[Benjamin Blackiston House]], [[W. D. Burrows House]], [[Cheney Clow|Scene of Cheyney Clow's Rebellion]], [[Clark-Pratt House]], [[Cooper House (Kenton, Delaware)|Cooper House]], [[Thomas Davis House (Kenton, Delaware)|Thomas Davis House]], [[N. C. Downs House]], [[T.H. Denny House]], [[Green Mansion House (Kenton, Delaware)]], [[Robert Hill House]], [[Hoffecker-Lockwood House]], [[Alfred L. Hudson House]], [[Kenton Post Office]], [[Thomas Lamb Farm]], [[Thomas Lamb House]], [[Jefferson Lewis House]], [[Delaplane McDaniel House]], [[Poinsett House]], [[Somerville (Kenton, Delaware)|Somerville]], [[William Stevens House (Kenton, Delaware)|William Stevens House]], [[James Williams House (Kenton, Delaware)|James Williams House]], and [[Wright-Carry House]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==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=April 23, 2011|date=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.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1880 = 107
| 1890 = 241
| 1900 = 192
| 1910 = 209
| 1920 = 212
| 1930 = 175
| 1940 = 233
| 1950 = 211
| 1960 = 249
| 1970 = 205
| 1980 = 243
| 1990 = 232
| 2000 = 237
| 2010 = 261
| 2020 = 215
| 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>
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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=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.

The age distribution was 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.6% 65 or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.0 males.

The median household income was $38,250 and the median family income  was $38,000. Males had a median income of $32,143 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,539.  About 10.6% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
[[File:2022-07-16 14 14 19 View east along Delaware State Route 42 (East Commerce Street) at Delaware State Route 300 (Main Street) in Kenton, Kent County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|left|DE 42 eastbound in Kenton]]
Kenton is located at the intersection of [[Delaware Route 42]] and [[Delaware Route 300]]. DE 42 passes northwest–southeast through the town on Commerce Street, heading northwest toward [[Blackiston, Delaware|Blackiston]] and east toward [[Cheswold, Delaware|Cheswold]], where it has an intersection with [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]] that provides access to the city of [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] to the south. DE 300 passes southwest–northeast through the town on Main Street, heading west toward the [[Maryland]] border and the [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge]] and northeast toward [[Smyrna, Delaware|Smyrna]], where it has an intersection with US 13 that provides access to the city of [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]] to the north.<ref name="DE 2017 map">{{Delaware road map|year=2017}}</ref>

===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]].
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==External links==
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*[https://kenton.delaware.gov/ Official website]

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