COUNTY ORGANIZED: 1892

COUNTY NAMED FOR: Andrew Kent who died at the Alamo.

COUNTY SEATS: Two - Clairemont and Jayton.

COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR: The name honors the Jay family, early ranchers in the area.

COURTHOUSES: Two - 1893 in Clairemont and 1956 in Jayton.

STANDING: Two - 1893 Italiante courthouse built of sandstone, and the 1956 Modern courthouse built of concrete, stone, and steel. The 1893 structure originally had two floors but was damaged by a fire in 1955. It now serves as a community building.

LINKS: Kent County