Kingston, Tennessee | |
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 Kingston | |
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 Location of Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°52′51″N 84°30′31″W / 35.88083°N 84.50861°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Roane |
| Settled | 1792 |
| Incorporated | 1799[2] |
| Named for | Maj. Robert King, officer at Fort Southwest Point[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.18 sq mi (21.18 km2) |
| • Land | 7.29 sq mi (18.88 km2) |
| • Water | 0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 764 ft (233 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,953 |
| • Density | 816.60/sq mi (315.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37763 |
| Area code | 865 |
| FIPS code | 47-39620[6] |
| Website | City website |
Kingston is a city in and the county seat[7] of Roane County, Tennessee, United States. This city is thirty-six miles southwest of Knoxville. It had a population of 5,934 at the 2010 United States census,[8] and is included in the Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Kingston is adjacent to Watts Bar Lake.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kingston, Tennessee
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
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- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Kingston city, Tennessee". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2013.