Kingston, Wisconsin Facts for Kids

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Village
Looking north in downtown Kingston
Location of Kingston in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
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Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Green Lake
Area
• Total	1.52 sq mi (3.95 km²)
• Land	1.30 sq mi (3.38 km²)
• Water	0.22 sq mi (0.57 km²)
Population (2020)
• Total	281
• Density	184.9/sq mi (71.14/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	920
FIPS code	55-39750

The Kingston House

Kingston is a small village in Green Lake County, Wisconsin, in the United States. In 2020, about 281 people lived there. The village is located within the Town of Kingston. A nearby community is Dalton, Wisconsin. The village was named after Kingston, Ontario, a city in Canada.

Geography
Population and People
- Life in Kingston (2010)
Famous People from Kingston
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Geography

Kingston is located at 43.693508 degrees North and 89.128563 degrees West. This is its exact position on a map.

The United States Census Bureau says the village covers a total area of about 1.54 square miles (3.99 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 1.32 square miles (3.42 square kilometers), is land. The rest, about 0.22 square miles (0.57 square kilometers), is water.

Population and People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	270	—
1940	295	9.3%
1950	334	13.2%
1960	343	2.7%
1970	343	0.0%
1980	328	−4.4%
1990	346	5.5%
2000	288	−16.8%
2010	326	13.2%
2020	281	−13.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

The population of Kingston has changed over the years. In 1930, there were 270 people. The population grew to 346 in 1990. By 2020, it was 281 people.

Life in Kingston (2010)

In 2010, there were 326 people living in Kingston. They lived in 139 households. About 88 of these were families. The village had about 247 people per square mile.

Most people in Kingston were White (98.5%). A small number were African American (0.3%) or from other backgrounds (1.2%). About 2.8% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

Many households (27.3%) had children under 18 living with them. More than half (51.1%) were married couples. The average age in the village was 39.8 years. About 23.3% of residents were under 18 years old.

Famous People from Kingston

Ira W. Parker was born in Kingston. He became a Wisconsin State Representative and worked as a banker.
John Muir, a very famous conservationist (someone who protects nature), mentioned passing through Kingston. This was when his family moved from Scotland to the United States. His journey is shared in a book called “The Wilderness World of John Muir.”