Kent is a ghost town in Culberson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. Due to the abundance of antelope, the area was named Antelope when it was first established before 1892. In Kent, a post office was founded in 1892, but it was never operational. The next year, a s…Kent is a ghost town in Culberson County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 60 in 2000. Due to the abundance of antelope, the area was named Antelope when it was first established before 1892. In Kent, a post office was founded in 1892, but it was never operational. The next year, a second post office was established, and John Charles Rickli was appointed postmaster. In Kent, there were two cattle enterprises in 1896. There were four cattle breeders, a general store, and an estimated 25 people living in the town by 1914. Beginning in 1924 and lasting for 40 years, the estimated population was 50. In 1960, the post office closed. Kent had four companies and a population of 65 in the late 1960s. The town's estimated population dropped to 60 by the middle of the 1970s, and it stayed there until 2000 when there were six businesses.