| Official Name: | Kingston Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Image Map1: | Dekalb County Illinois.png |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | DeKalb County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | DeKalb |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.10 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 35.74 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.36 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.99 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 3492 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 242 |
| Elevation Ft: | 794 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1114°N -88.7653°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 60135, 60145 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-037-40078 |
Kingston Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,492 and it contained 1,315 housing units.[1]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Kingston Township has a total area of 36.1sqmi, of which 35.74sqmi (or 99.01%) is land and 0.36sqmi (or 0.99%) is water.[2]
As of the 2020 census there were 3,492 people, 1,191 households, and 873 families residing in the township. The population density was 96.74PD/sqmi. There were 1,315 housing units at an average density of 36.43/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 85.42% White, 0.83% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 9.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.14% of the population.
There were 1,191 households, out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.69% were married couples living together, 8.73% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 26.70% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.25.
The township's age distribution consisted of 22.9% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 28.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $88,875, and the median income for a family was $97,321. Males had a median income of $56,710 versus $32,708 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,635. About 6.5% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.