Kingston, Tennessee

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The 2000 Census showed that Kingston had a population of 5,264 people^<1>. This represents 0.09% of the total population of Tennessee, making it the state's 85th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
82	Sweetwater	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	6,645	18.96% increase
83	Millersville	W	128 mi [206 km]	6,279	18.29% increase
84	McKenzie	W	224 mi [360.5 km]	5,357	1.17% increase
-85-	Kingston			5,607	6.52% increase
86	Pigeon Forge	E	52 mi [83.7 km]	6,204	22.05% increase
87	Greenbrier	W	133 mi [214 km]	6,553	32.65% increase
88	Mount Carmel	NE	112 mi [180.2 km]	5,462	13.91% increase

Kingston had 2,478 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Kingston has an area^<4> of 6.55 square miles [16.96 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Kingston had a 2000 population density of 803 people per square mile [310.3 people/km²], making it the state's 102nd most densely populated area.

Roane County

The city of Kingston is located in Roane County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 51,943 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 5,264 people, Kingston contained 10.13% of the Roane County total.

In addition, where the community of Kingston has a population density of 803 people per square mile [310.3 people/km²], Roane County averages 143.9 people per square mile [55.6 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Roane County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Kingston and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Kingston. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Kingston.

A Census Quickfact is available for Roane County (QF-47145).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Roane County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anderson	QF-47001	NE	74,169	4.12% increase
	Cumberland	QF-47035	W	53,590	13.96% increase
	Knox	QF-47093	E	430,019	12.27% increase
	Loudon	QF-47105	SE	46,445	18.44% increase
	McMinn	QF-47107	S	52,511	6.79% increase
	Meigs	QF-47121	SW	11,790	5.99% increase
	Morgan	QF-47129	N	20,404	3.18% increase
	Rhea	QF-47143	SW	30,781	8.26% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Kingston:

Kingston is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Kingston.

The Commemorative Quarter for Tennessee<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Kingston. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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