Kent, Oregon

Kent is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. At Kent, there is a granary, a church, and a post office serving ZIP code 97033; also several homes. Kent lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 97 and Dobie Point Road, between Grass Valley to the north and Shaniko to the south.

History
Kent was the site of a railway station, originally called Guthrie, on the Columbia Southern Railway. The name of the community stemmed from a drawing from a group of names submitted by local residents that was drawn out of a hat by Kent's first postmaster, according to the original residents. Milton H. Bennett was that postmaster, who ran the post office beginning in about 1887. The name was suggested because it was short and easy to write.

Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 68.1 F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Kent has a steppe climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.