Kingston, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:	Kingston, Arkansas
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Madison
Timezone:	Central (CST)
Utc Offset:	-6
Timezone Dst:	CDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-5
Elevation Ft:	1371
Pushpin Map:	Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Label:	Kingston
Coordinates:	36.0519°N -93.5153°W
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:	1.60
Area Land Sq Mi:	1.59
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.013
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Total:	97
Population Density Sq Mi:	61.0
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	72742
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	2805657
Blank1 Name:	FIPS code
Blank1 Info:	05-36910

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

Kingston was platted in 1853 by King Johnson, and named for him.^[3]

Geography

Kingston is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 21 and 74.^[4] It is east of Huntsville, the Madison county seat, by Highway 74, and 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Demographics

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^[7] !% 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%

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Arkansas . United States Census Bureau . May 27, 2022.
2. Web site: P1. Race – Kingston CDP, Arkansas: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. May 27, 2022.
3. Book: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. 1889. Higginson Book Company. 457.
4. "Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Madison County map Retrieved on July 3, 2010.
5. Arkansas Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 2004, 2nd edition, p. 23,
6. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
7. Web site: 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.