Kingston, Arkansas

Kingston is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeast Madison County, Arkansas, United States.^[2] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 97.^[3]

Kingston, Arkansas
Census-designated place
Kingston Post Office
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Coordinates: 36°03′07″N 93°30′55″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Madison
Area [1]
• Total	1.60 sq mi (4.1 km2)
• Land	1.59 sq mi (4.1 km2)
• Water	0.013 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,371 ft (418 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	97
• Density	61.0/sq mi (23.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	72742
GNIS feature ID	2805657[2]
FIPS code	05-36910

Kingston was platted in 1853 by King Johnson, and named for him.^[4]

Geography

Kingston is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 21 and 74.^[5] It is 18 miles (29 km) east of Huntsville, the Madison county seat, by Highway 74, and 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Harrison. Kingston is located in the Kings River valley. The stream forms the western edge of the CDP and flows north to the White River in Missouri.^[6]

Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the Jasper School District, which includes:

• Kingston Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 6.
• Kingston High School, serving grades 7 through 12.

On July 1, 2004, the Kingston School District, along with the Oark School District, merged into the Jasper district.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	97		—
U.S. Decennial Census[8] 2020[9]

2020 census

Kingston CDP, Arkansas – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2020[9]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	81	83.51%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	12	12.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	4.12%
Total	97	100.00%

References

1. "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kingston, Arkansas
3. "P1. Race – Kingston CDP, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
4. History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 457.
5. "Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Madison County map Archived October 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on July 3, 2010.
6. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2004, 2nd edition, p. 23, ISBN 0-89933-345-1
7. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
9. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Kingston CDP, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau.

External links

Media related to Kingston, Madison County, Arkansas at Wikimedia Commons