Town in Utah, United States
Kingston
is a town in
Piute County
,
Utah
, United States. The population was 135 at the
2020 census
.
Geography
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According to the
United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km
2
), all land.
Climate
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This
climatic
region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the
Koppen Climate Classification
system, Kingston has a
humid continental climate
, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.
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History
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Kingston is named for Thomas Rice King, who moved from
Fillmore
to
Piute County
with his five sons and their families specifically to find a place where they could establish a
United Order
. In the 1870s
Brigham Young
was encouraging communal living in United Order communities. The King families' United Order functioned from 1876 to 1883. Kingston became an
incorporated town
in 1935.
[5]
The members of the United Order
built the village of Kingston on ten acres of land east of
Circleville
.
"The town consisted of a central
community building for school, dances, church and
other meetings. A blacksmith shop,
milk house
, bakery, tailor shop, post office, carpenter shop and store
surrounded the meetinghouse. Homes built in like style formed a fort around a ten-acre block. These
first log houses had dirt floors and
roofs. A communal kitchen and dining hall about seventy feet long stood in the center, with a large vegetable garden
close by."
[6]
Just east of
Kingston the community had their industrial center in which buildings such as a
flour mill,
tannery
, sawmill, and woolen mill were located. Isaac Riddle had
previously built a
burr mill
in the area, however, it could not meet the needs
of the people and so they built a
gristmill
at the mouth of Kingston Canyon.
The community also operated a dairy about 20 miles from Kingston near present-day Antimony.
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Demographics
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As of the
census
[2]
of 2000, there were 142 people, 47 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The
population density
was 26.7 people per square mile (10.3/km
2
). There were 59 housing units at an average density of 11.1 per square mile (4.3/km
2
). The racial makeup of the town was 98.59%
White
, 0.70% from
other races
, and 0.70% from two or more races.
Hispanic
or
Latino
of any race were 0.70% of the population.
There were 47 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 80.9% were
married couples
living together, and 19.1% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.50.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $27,083. Males had a median income of $16,667 versus $16,750 for females. The
per capita income
for the town was $12,492. There were 22.0% of families and 32.8% of the population living below the
poverty line
, including 51.4% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
See also
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References
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- ^
"2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files"
. United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
August 7,
2020
.
- ^
a
b
"U.S. Census website"
.
United States Census Bureau
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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"US Board on Geographic Names"
.
United States Geological Survey
. October 25, 2007
. Retrieved
January 31,
2008
.
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Climate Summary for Kingston, Utah
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"Kingston Incorporated as a Town"
.
Piute County News
. Vol. 14, no. 32. July 26, 1935. p. 4.
- ^
a
b
Newell, Linda King (1999).
A History of Piute County
. Brigham Young University, Harold B Lee Library: Utah State Historical Society; Piute County Commission. p. 127.
ISBN
0-913738-39-5
.
- ^
"Census of Population and Housing"
. Census.gov
. Retrieved
June 4,
2015
.
- ^
"Explore Census Data"
.
data.census.gov
. Retrieved
January 31,
2023
.
External links
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Media related to
Kingston, Utah
at Wikimedia Commons
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