Kingston

Summary

Kingston is a separated municipality in Ontario^[1]. Kingston draws 1,613 Wikipedia views per month (separated_municipality_in_ontario category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kingston is located in Frontenac County^[3].
• Kingston is in the country of Canada^[4].
• Kingston is on the body of water Lake Ontario^[5].
• Kingston is on the body of water St. Lawrence River^[6].
• Kingston's instance of is recorded as separated municipality in Ontario^[7].
• Kingston's instance of is recorded as single-tier municipality^[8].
• Kingston's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Kingston's instance of is recorded as big city^[10].
• Kingston's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[11].
• Kingston's shares border with is recorded as South Frontenac^[12].
• Kingston's founder is recorded as René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle^[13].
• Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Boucherville^[14].
• Kingston's twinned administrative body is recorded as Mianyang^[15].
• Kingston's legislative body is recorded as City of Kingston Council^[16].
• Kingston's Commons category is recorded as Kingston, Ontario^[17].
• Kingston's local dialing code is recorded as 613^[18].
• +1673-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingston^[19].
• Kingston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.230555555555554, 'lon': -76.4811111111111}^[20].
• Kingston's official website is recorded as http://www.cityofkingston.ca/^[21].
• Kingston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingston, Ontario^[22].
• Kingston's Commons gallery is recorded as Kingston, Ontario^[23].
• Kingston has a population of {'amount': '+123798'}^[24].
• Kingston has a population of {'amount': '+132485'}^[25].
• Kingston's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Kingston's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Founding

Kingston's founder is recorded as René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle^[13]. +1673-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kingston^[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kingston include CFB Kingston^[28], a Canadian Forces base^[29], in Canada^[30]; Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Canada^[33]; and Kingston station^[34], a railway station^[35], in Canada^[36], founded in 1974^[37].

Why It Matters

Kingston draws 1,613 Wikipedia views per month (separated_municipality_in_ontario category, ranking #3 of 16).^[2] Kingston has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Kingston is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Kingston include CFB Kingston^[28], a Canadian Forces base^[29], in Canada^[30]; Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in Canada^[33]; and Kingston station^[34], a railway station^[35], in Canada^[36], founded in 1974^[37].