Kent
| Feature Type: | District Municipality (1) - A populated place with legally defined boundaries, incorporated as a district municipality under the provincial Municipal Act. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Between S end of Harrison Lake and Fraser River, New Westminster Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°14'16"N, 121°45'45"W at the approximate location of the Municipal Hall. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92H/4 |
| Related Maps: |
92H/4 92H/5 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Incorporated as a District Municipality 1 January 1895, called the Corporation of the District of Kent. "Kent (Municipal District)" confirmed in the 18th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 31 March 1924, p.357. Name re-approved 2 June 1950 on 92H/4, as labelled on BC map 2B, 1914, etc. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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When this municipality was incorporated....the name chosen was Kent (the English county famous for hops) since hop growing was an important local industry. Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997 |