Kent Narrows is a

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and town in

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, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town had a population of 567.

Geography

Kent Narrows is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (62.16%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 567 people, 277 households, and 188 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 358 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.30%

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, 2.82%

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, 0.18%

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, and 0.71% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.23% of the population. There were 277 households, out of which 10.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.3% were married couples living together, 1.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.38. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 9.7% under the age of 18, 2.8% from 18 to 24, 19.2% from 25 to 44, 47.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $95,239, and the median income for a family was $99,467. Males had a median income of $83,471 versus $42,813 for females. The

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for the CDP was $48,899. None of the families and 4.8% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 3.3% of those over 64.

References

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