| Official Name: | Kingston, Minnesota |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Meeker |
| Government Type: | City Council |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.43 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.56 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.55 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 184 |
| Population Density Km2: | 128.29 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 332.13 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1017 |
| Coordinates: | 45.1958°N -94.3108°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 55325 |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 27-33344[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2395538 |
Kingston is a city in Meeker County, Minnesota, United States, located along the North Fork of the Crow River. The population was 184 at the 2020 census.[2]
Kingston was platted in 1857.[4] A post office was established at Kingston in 1857 and remained in operation until 1907.[5] On March 12, 2013, a special election was held regarding the dissolution of Kingston. With 23 votes in favor of dissolution and 36 votes against dissolution, the petition for dissolution was rendered not effective.[6]
Kingston is in northeastern Meeker County. Minnesota State Highway 15 runs along the western border of the community, leading north 8miles to Kimball and south the same distance to Dassel. Litchfield, the Meeker county seat, is to the southwest.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Kingston has a total area of 0.56sqmi, of which 0.001sqmi, or 0.18%, are water.[1] The North Fork of the Crow River passes through the city just south of its main crossroads, flowing east to join the South Fork at Rockford and continuing as the Crow River to the Mississippi at Dayton.
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 161 people, 61 households, and 42 families residing in the city. The population density was 287.5PD/sqmi. There were 70 housing units at an average density of 125/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% White, 0.6% Native American, 0.6% Asian, and 1.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 61 households, of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.1% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.10.
The median age in the city was 30.4 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 29.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.3% were from 45 to 64; and 11.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.3% male and 44.7% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 120 people, 48 households, and 33 families residing in the city. The population density was 244sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 53 housing units at an average density of 107.8sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 100.00% White. 34.8% were of German, 28.4% Finnish, 11.3% Swedish, 9.2% Norwegian, 7.8% Irish, and 5.0% French ancestry.
There were 48 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.3% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 140.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,375, and the median income for a family was $45,417. Males had a median income of $30,750 versus $19,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,525. There were no families and 2.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.