Kingston

borough in central Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States
AdministrativeArea borough_of_pennsylvania Q1185052
Kingston
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Summary

Kingston is a borough of Pennsylvania[1]. Kingston ranks in the top 3% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,414 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County[3].
  • Kingston is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kingston's instance of is recorded as borough of Pennsylvania[5].
  • Kingston's instance of is recorded as home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[6].
  • Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Plains Township[7].
  • Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Forty Fort[8].
  • Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Luzerne[9].
  • Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Edwardsville[10].
  • Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Wilkes-Barre[11].
  • Kingston's shares border with is recorded as Pringle[12].
  • Kingston's basic form of government is recorded as home rule[13].
  • Kingston is named after Kingston[14].
  • Kingston's postal code is recorded as 18704[15].
  • Kingston's Commons category is recorded as Kingston, Pennsylvania[16].
  • Kingston's local dialing code is recorded as 570[17].
  • January 1, 1857 marks the founding of Kingston[18].
  • Kingston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.2667, 'lon': -75.8833}[19].
  • Kingston's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.26175, 'lon': -75.89686}[20].
  • Kingston's significant event is recorded as first settlement[21].
  • Kingston's official website is recorded as http://kingstonpa.org/[22].
  • Kingston's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kingston, Pennsylvania[23].
  • Kingston has a population of {'amount': '+13855'}[24].
  • Kingston has a population of {'amount': '+13182'}[25].
  • Kingston has a population of {'amount': '+13131'}[26].
  • Kingston has a population of {'amount': '+13349'}[27].

Body

Geography

Kingston is in the country of United States[4]. Kingston is located in Luzerne County[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kingston covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+2.21'}[28]. Kingston sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+545'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+13855'}[24], {'amount': '+13182'}[25], {'amount': '+13131'}[26], and {'amount': '+13349'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include borough of Pennsylvania[5] and home rule municipality of Pennsylvania[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1857 marks the founding of Kingston[18]. Kingston is named after Kingston[14].

Why It Matters

Kingston ranks in the top 3% of borough_of_pennsylvania entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,414 views/month).[2] Kingston has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Kingston is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . State/County Subdivision Outline Maps. wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Google Maps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . epodunk.com. epodunk.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . kingstonpa.org. kingstonpa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → http://kingstonpa.org/
    Category for people who died here → Q101768212
    Category of associated people → Q101768935
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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