Kingston

Summary

Kingston is a city in the United States^[1]. Kingston ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,769 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Located in the administrative territorial entity: Ulster County^[3]
• Country: United States^[4]
• Located in or next to body of water: Rondout Creek^[5]
• Head of government: Steve Noble^[6]
• Instance of: city in the state of New York^[7], county seat^[8]
• Commons category: Kingston, New York^[9]
• Local dialing code: 845^[10]
• Has part(s): Rondout^[11]
• Official website: http://kingston-ny.gov/^[12]
• Topic's main category: Category:Kingston, New York^[13]
• Population: 6315^[14], 23,893^[15], 24,069^[16]
• Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19], The New Student's Reference Work^[20]
• Capital of: Ulster County^[21]
• Official name: City of Kingston^[22], Kingston^[23]
• Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kingston, New York^[24]
• Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kingston, New York^[25]
• Number of households: 8952^[26]
• Native label: Kingston^[27]
• Category of associated people: Category:People from Kingston, New York^[28]
• Different from: Kingston^[29]
• Elevation above sea level: 145 m^[30]
• Area: 22.713303 km²^[31], 22.723725 km²^[32]
• Water as percent of area: 14.6725 percent^[33]
• Territory overlaps: Kingston urban area^[34]
• Located in the statistical territorial entity: Kingston metropolitan area^[35]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Kingston include Kingston-Ulster Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].

Why It Matters

Kingston has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Kingston is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Kingston include Kingston-Ulster Airport^[36], an airport^[37], in United States^[38].