Kingston is an

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and

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in northeast Madison County,

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, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 97. Kingston was

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ted in 1853 by King Johnson, and named for him.

Geography

Kingston is located at the intersection of Arkansas highways 21 and 74."Madison County, Arkansas." Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
AHTD Madison County map
Retrieved on July 3, 2010. It is east of

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, the Madison

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, by Highway 74, and southwest of

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. 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

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Education

Public education for elementary and secondary school students is provided by the

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, 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.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
"

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. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.

Demographics

2020 census

''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 can be of any race.''

References

External links

Unincorporated communities in Madison County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas Census-designated places in Madison County, Arkansas Census-designated places in Arkansas {{Arkansas-geo-stub