Kingston, Rhode Island | |
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| Coordinates:41°29′N71°32′W / 41.483°N 71.533°W /41.483; -71.533 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Rhode Island |
| County | Washington |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.56 sq mi (4.05 km2) |
| • Land | 1.56 sq mi (4.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 246 ft (75 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,825 |
| • Density | 5,027.3/sq mi (1,941.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 02881 |
| Area code | 401 |
| FIPS code | 44-38980[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1217812[4] |
Kingston Village Historic District | |
.jpg) Kings County Court House (now a public library) where the Constitution was last voted against by Rhode Island in 1790 | |
| Area | 470 acres |
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| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000011[5] |
| Added to NRHP | May 1, 1974 |
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Kingston is a village and acensus-designated place within thetown ofSouth Kingstown inWashington County,Rhode Island, United States, and the site of the maincampus of theUniversity of Rhode Island. The population was 7,825 at the2020 census.[6] Much of the village center is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places asKingston Village Historic District. It was originally known asLittle Rest.
Kingston was first settled in the late seventeenth century. Originally known as Little Rest, the name was changed to Kingston in 1826. It was thecounty seat forWashington County (formerly Kings County) from 1752 until 1894, when anew courthouse was built in nearbyWest Kingston. West Kingston is also the site of the historicKingston Railroad Station which opened in June 1875. The station is served byAmtrak on itsNortheast Corridor.
For a time, starting in the late 1770s, the preacher Jemima Wilkinson, known as thePublic Universal Friend resided and gave sermons in the town.[7] As late as the 1900s inhabitants of Kingston called a species ofsolidago "Jemima weed", because its appearance in the town coincided with the preacher's first visit to the area.[7][8][9]
South Kingstown established the Kingston Historic District in 1959, and much of Kingston village became a National Register historic district in 1974 as Kingston Village Historic District. The historic district is located just outside the campus of theUniversity of Rhode Island and contains many fine examples of 18th and 19th centuryarchitecture. The historic district includes 38 buildings, including theElisha Reynolds House.
TheUniversity of Rhode Island was established at Kingston in 1888 as the Rhode Island Agricultural School and Agricultural Experiment Station, by funding fromthe Hatch Act of 1887. In 1892 the Agricultural School became the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with funding from theSecond Morrill Land Grant Act of 1890, later becoming Rhode Island State College in 1909 and theUniversity of Rhode Island in 1951.[10]
In addition to the university, major businesses in Kingston includeAPC by Schneider Electric and the Arnold Lumber Company.
Public schools are operated by the South Kingstown School District. Educational institutions in Kingston include:
Religious denominations represented with churches, mosques, and synagogues in Kingston or on the university campus are Roman Catholicism, the United Church of Christ, Episcopalians, United Methodists, Baptists, Islam, and Judaism.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.563 square miles (4.05 km2), of which 1.556 square miles (4.03 km2) is land and 0.007 square miles (0.02 km2) (0.45%) is water.[12]
| Climate data for Kingston, Rhode Island (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) | 73 (23) | 82 (28) | 92 (33) | 97 (36) | 96 (36) | 100 (38) | 100 (38) | 95 (35) | 87 (31) | 80 (27) | 73 (23) | 100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 57.9 (14.4) | 57.4 (14.1) | 65.8 (18.8) | 75.7 (24.3) | 85.9 (29.9) | 89.6 (32.0) | 92.5 (33.6) | 90.6 (32.6) | 86.1 (30.1) | 78.3 (25.7) | 69.1 (20.6) | 60.9 (16.1) | 94.1 (34.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.2 (4.6) | 42.5 (5.8) | 49.1 (9.5) | 59.7 (15.4) | 69.7 (20.9) | 78.0 (25.6) | 83.3 (28.5) | 82.4 (28.0) | 75.8 (24.3) | 65.2 (18.4) | 54.5 (12.5) | 45.2 (7.3) | 62.1 (16.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 30.5 (−0.8) | 32.2 (0.1) | 38.7 (3.7) | 48.4 (9.1) | 58.2 (14.6) | 66.9 (19.4) | 72.6 (22.6) | 71.4 (21.9) | 64.6 (18.1) | 53.8 (12.1) | 44.1 (6.7) | 35.8 (2.1) | 51.4 (10.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 20.8 (−6.2) | 22.0 (−5.6) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 37.1 (2.8) | 46.6 (8.1) | 55.9 (13.3) | 61.8 (16.6) | 60.3 (15.7) | 53.4 (11.9) | 42.4 (5.8) | 33.8 (1.0) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 40.7 (4.8) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −0.5 (−18.1) | 2.4 (−16.4) | 10.5 (−11.9) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 41.1 (5.1) | 48.8 (9.3) | 46.2 (7.9) | 35.5 (1.9) | 24.4 (−4.2) | 15.9 (−8.9) | 7.6 (−13.6) | −3.7 (−19.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −23 (−31) | −22 (−30) | −10 (−23) | 8 (−13) | 25 (−4) | 30 (−1) | 38 (3) | 33 (1) | 25 (−4) | 13 (−11) | −4 (−20) | −17 (−27) | −23 (−31) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 4.24 (108) | 3.77 (96) | 5.59 (142) | 4.90 (124) | 3.81 (97) | 4.11 (104) | 3.30 (84) | 4.26 (108) | 4.36 (111) | 4.98 (126) | 4.49 (114) | 5.33 (135) | 53.14 (1,350) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 10.0 (25) | 9.9 (25) | 6.2 (16) | 1.1 (2.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.6 (1.5) | 6.6 (17) | 34.5 (88) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 5.9 (15) | 6.2 (16) | 3.7 (9.4) | 0.6 (1.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 4.0 (10) | 9.7 (25) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 10.7 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 127.7 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 4.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 14.7 |
| Source:NOAA[13][14] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 7,825 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[15] | |||
The2020 United States census counted 7,825 people, 717 households, and 426 families in Kingston. The population density was 5,025.7 per square mile (1,940.4/km2). There were 782 housing units at an average density of 502.2 per square mile (193.9/km2).[6] The racial makeup was 79.32% (6,207)white orEuropean American (78.82%non-Hispanic white), 5.0% (391)black orAfrican-American, 0.23% (18)Native American orAlaska Native, 4.74% (371)Asian, 0.05% (4)Pacific Islander orNative Hawaiian, 7.87% (616) fromother races, and 2.79% (218) fromtwo or more races.[16]Hispanic orLatino of any race was 8.73% (683) of the population.[17]
Of the 717 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18; 55.0% were married couples living together; 22.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 25.4% of households consisted of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[6] The average household size was 2.9 and the average family size was 3.2.[18] The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 9.6% of the population.[19]
4.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 80.2% from 18 to 24, 5.3% from 25 to 44, 5.4% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 138.3 males.[6] For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 139.4 males.[6]
The 2016-2020 5-yearAmerican Community Survey estimates show that the median household income was $112,344 (with a margin of error of +/- $17,256) and the median family income was $111,563 (+/- $17,329). Males had a median income of $4,619 (+/- $1,098) versus $4,193 (+/- $496) for females.[20] The median income for those above 16 years old was $4,344 (+/- $533).[21] Approximately, 0.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.5% of those ages 65 or over.[22][23]
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