Kingston, Tennessee

Kingston, Tennessee
Kingston
Kingston
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Location of Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee.
Location of Kingston in Roane County, Tennessee.
Coordinates: 35°52′51″N 84°30′31″W / 35.88083°N 84.50861°W / 35.88083; -84.50861[1]
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyRoane
Settled1792
Incorporated1799[2]
Named forMaj. Robert King, officer at Fort Southwest Point[3]
Area
 • Total
8.18 sq mi (21.18 km2)
 • Land7.29 sq mi (18.88 km2)
 • Water0.89 sq mi (2.30 km2)
Elevation764 ft (233 m)
Population
 • Total
5,953
 • Density816.60/sq mi (315.31/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
37763
Area code865
FIPS code47-39620[6]
WebsiteCity 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.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kingston, Tennessee
  2. ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference williams was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "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.