About New Kent County
Quick Facts About Our Community
- 66% of the county is covered in pine and hardwood trees
- 212 square miles of land and water
- Abundant recreational activities including hunting, fishing, boating, nature trails, golf, team sports, and pari-mutuel horse racing
- At the federal level, New Kent County is completely within the 1st Congressional District
- At the state level, the county is entirely in the 3rd Senatorial District and in the 97th District of the House of Delegates
- Cable television and high speed internet available in some areas
- County water and sewer service is available in some areas, including the four Interstate 64 interchanges, Bottoms Bridge, and along the Route 33 industrial corridor
- Daily and weekly newspapers
- Digital telephone service
- Electricity supplied by Dominion Energy with three-phase service available to industrial sites
- Natural gas service available in selected areas and supplied by Virginia Natural Gas
- The county was formed in 1654, by the House of Burgesses when it was carved from what was then York County
- Governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors, with daily operations handled by a county administrator
- Located in the coastal plain, consisting mostly of flat land with some rolling hills; average elevation is 80 feet above sea level
- One high school, one middle school, and three elementary schools
- Population of 23,091 (2020 Census)
- View our demographics
- Protected by emergency 911 service, the Sheriff’s Office, paid and volunteer fire and rescue squads, and full-time patrolling state troopers
- Richmond International Airport is only 10 minutes away, Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport is 30 minutes away, and Norfolk International Airport is just 60 minutes; locally, New Kent General Aviation Airport supports corporate, private, and hobbyist aircraft
- Served by a five-member elected School Board and elected constitutional officers
- Temperate climate
- Average annual rainfall 43 inches
- Average annual snowfall 14 inches
- Annual average temperature is 58º F