 Kent is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the largest city in Portage County . It is located along the Cuyahoga River in Northeast Ohio on the western edge of the county . The population was 28 @,@ 904 in the 2010 Census and 29 @,@ 810 in the 2015 estimate . The city is counted as part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area and the larger Cleveland – Akron – Canton Combined Statistical Area . 
