Kingston is a coastal town in
Plymouth County,
, United States. The population was 13,708 at the
2020 census.
History
Before European settlers arrived, Kingston was within the tribal homeland of the
Wampanoag people
The Wampanoag , also rendered Wôpanâak, are an Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands based in southeastern Massachusetts and historically parts of eastern Rhode Island,Salwen, "Indians of Southern New England and Long Island," p. 1 ...
. Several years before the ''
Mayflower
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'' had landed in Plymouth, during the Native American epidemic of 1616 to 1619, the Wampanoag population was severely damaged from a rapidly spreading
pandemics
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due to earlier contacts with
Europeans
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. Several ancient
Native American burial sites have been located within the borders of Kingston.
Originally part of Plymouth, Kingston was first settled by Europeans shortly after the landing of the
Pilgrims at
Plymouth Rock in 1620. It was settled once more in 1635.
During 1675, several bloody battles during
King Philip's War
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England coloni ...
are believed to have occurred within Kingston's borders and the residence of
Governor Bradford, which is now part of Kingston, was raided by Wampanoag warriors.
In 1685, the area was placed within the boundaries of Plymouth County and for a brief time, between 1686 and 1689, the borders of Kingston were within the
Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was an administrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies (except for Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvania). Its political structure repres ...
.
Kingston was first established as Plymouth's northern precinct in 1717 upon the creation of First Parish Kingston, now a
Unitarian Universalist
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Christian and Christian-derived theologies
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* Unitarianism (1565–present) ...
church in the town's center.
Kingston was incorporated as a distinct town on June 16, 1726, following a tax dispute between the residents of north and south Plymouth, when the parish was known as the upper class portion of Plymouth. Kingston's borders were carved out of neighboring towns
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymout ...
,
Duxbury,
Plympton and
Pembroke, all of which were incorporated before Kingston.
Kingston is home to the longest continuously run
boat yard
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in
North America, now named the Jones River Landing. The
American Revolutionary War
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era
brig
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,
USS ''Independence'', was built by Kingston
shipbuilders on the
Jones River and has emerged as a town icon, featured on the Kingston town seal.
The tenure of the ''Independence'' in the
Massachusetts Navy was short, however; the ship was captured in battle off the coast of
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native En ...
by
HMS ''Hope'' and
HMS ''Nancy''.

In the early-to-middle 19th century, Kingston flourished as a center for shipbuilding, as well as
ice harvesting. Jones River Pond, the largest body of freshwater in town, was used during the long
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian province ...
winters to harvest ice. The harvested product was then shipped throughout the world. Jones River Pond was even renamed to
Silver Lake
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for marketing purposes during the height of the ice harvesting export industry, and retains the name today. Kingston is also home to the first co-op store in North America, which was closed when the Silver Lake Post Office shuttered operations in 1954.
On April 14, 1857, Kingston annexed a small part of Duxbury. It would be the last addition to the town's borders to date.
In the 1950s Kingston was transformed from a small rural town into an extension of the
Boston
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metropolitan area when
Massachusetts Route 3 was constructed, connecting Boston to
Cape Cod
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, with two exits in Kingston (and a third exit immediately over the town line in
Duxbury).
Kingston saw its largest population growth in the 1990s when the
Old Colony Railroad
The Old Colony Railroad (OC) was a major railroad system, mainly covering southeastern Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island, which operated from 1845 to 1893. Old Colony trains ran from Boston to points such as Plymouth, Fall Riv ...
was reopened as a
commuter rail
Commuter rail, or suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service that primarily operates within a metropolitan area, connecting commuters to a central city from adjacent suburbs or commuter towns. Generally commuter rail systems are co ...
line, connecting once-rural Kingston with Boston, making Kingston an even more viable place for commuters to live. More recently, Kingston has seen the construction of four industrial-sized
wind turbine
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s, located along Route 3.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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An economy is an area of th ...
, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.02%, is water. Kingston is bordered by the town of
Pembroke to the north,
Duxbury to the northeast,
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymout ...
to the south,
Carver to the southwest, and
Plympton to the west. Kingston is approximately southeast of
Brockton and south-southeast of
Boston
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.
Kingston lies on Kingston Bay, an inlet to the larger
Plymouth Bay
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. The
Jones River runs through the town from its source,
Silver Lake
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, to the bay. There are several brooks that branch off the river, as well as several other smaller ponds throughout the town, including
Muddy Pond. There is a state forest in the town, located in the southern portion of the town which is commonly used for biking, off-roading, and hunting. Kingston is also the site of Gray's Beach, in a neighborhood called
Rocky Nook, just north of the Plymouth town line.
Kingston's highest natural point, with an elevation of 313 feet, is Monk's Hill.
Transportation
Massachusetts Route 3, also known as the Pilgrims Highway, runs through the eastern portion of town. There are three exits for Kingston: at the
Independence Mall, now called the Kingston Collection, in the southern portion of town, at
Route 3A, and on the Kingston/Duxbury town line where Route 3A again crosses the highway. The new highway portion of
U.S. Route 44
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passes through the southern portion of town, along the edge of the state forest, on its way to its new intersection with Route 3. Additionally, Routes
27,
53,
80, and
106 106 may refer to:
*106 (number), the number
*AD 106, a year in the 2nd century AD
*106 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
*106 (emergency telephone number), an Australian emergency number
*106 (MBTA bus), a route of the Massachusetts Bay Transportatio ...
all end in the town, with all except Route 27 (which ends at Route 106) ending at their intersections with Route 3A.
Kingston is one of the two termini of the
Kingston/Plymouth line
The Old Colony Lines are a pair of branches of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, connecting downtown Boston, Massachusetts with the South Shore and cranberry-farming country to the south and southeast. The two branches operate concurrently for via ...
of the
MBTA's Commuter Rail system. The Kingston terminus is located just off Route 3, north of the mall. Regional air service can be reached at
Plymouth Municipal Airport; the nearest national and international air service can be reached at
Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport , also known as Boston Logan International Airport and commonly as Boston Logan, Logan Airport or simply Logan, is an international airport that is located mostly in East Boston and partially ...
in Boston.
Kingston is located on the
42nd parallel, recognized by a roadside memorial on Loring Street near the Bay Farms area.
Commuter rail
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service from
Boston
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's
South Station
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is provided by the
MBTA
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with a stop in
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the five most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
on its
Plymouth/Kingston Line. Commuter bus service from Plymouth to Boston is provided by Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway Company with a stop in Kingston.
The
Claire Saltonstall Bikeway also known as Bike Route 1 runs through the southern portion of town along
Route 80. It runs for 135 miles from Boston to Cape Cod with about 3 miles through Kingston.
Demographics
As of the
American Community Survey of 2009, there were 12,484 people, 4,363 households, and 2,940 families residing in the town. The
population density
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was 674.8 people per square mile (260.1/km
2). There were 4,707 housing units at an average density of 254.5 per square mile (98.1/km
2). The racial makeup of the town was 97.3%
white
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, 0.1% Black or
African American
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, 0.3%
Native American
Native Americans or Native American may refer to:
Ethnic groups
* Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian peoples of North and South America and their descendants
* Native Americans in the United States
* Indigenous peoples in Cana ...
, 2.3%
Asian
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* Items from or related to the continent of Asia:
** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.7% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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* ''The Other'' (1930 film), a ...
, and 0.8% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties for ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 0.6% of the population.
There were 4,363 households, out of which 35.6% had children over the age of 24 living with them, 56.6% were
married couples
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...
living together, 7.9% had a female householder with 5 husbands present, and 32.6% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.36.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 65 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.08 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $79,045, and the median income for a family was $99,438. Males had a median income of $67,712 versus $48,846 for females. The
per capita income
Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population.
Per capita i ...
for the town was $36,771. About 3.3% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Kingston is represented in the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
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as a part of the Twelfth Plymouth District, which includes Plympton and Halifax, plus portions of Duxbury, Middleborough and Plymouth. The town is represented in the
Massachusetts Senate
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as a part of the Plymouth and Barnstable District, which includes Bourne, Falmouth, Pembroke, Plymouth, and Sandwich. The town is patrolled by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the
Massachusetts State Police
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.
On the national level, Kingston is a part of
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
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Redistrict ...
, and is currently represented by
Bill Keating. The state's senior (
Class II) member of the
United States Senate
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The composition and ...
, elected in 2012, is
Elizabeth Warren
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. The junior (
Class I) senator, elected in a special election replacing
John Kerry
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in 2013, is
Ed Markey
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.
Kingston operates under the
open town meeting
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form of government, led by a town administrator and a
board of selectmen. Kingston's town offices moved into a new building in 2003, closer to its animal control and highway department facilities on
Evergreen Street
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, on the opposite side of Evergreen Cemetery from the old building. The town operates its own police and fire departments. The town's EMT service brings its patients to nearby
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Plymouth
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. The town has a single post office, located along Route 3A. The Kingston Public Library is located just across the street from the old town hall, and is a part of the Old Colony Library Network.
Education
Kingston is a member of the Silver Lake Regional School District along with Halifax and Plympton. Although the towns in the Silver Lake School District share a middle school and a high school, each operates their own elementary schools. Kingston operates the Kingston Elementary School and Kingston Intermediate School for students from kindergarten through sixth grade.
Once students reach seventh grade they are sent to Silver Lake Regional Middle School and upon reaching ninth attend
Silver Lake Regional High School
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, both located in Kingston. Silver Lake's teams are known as the Lakers, and their colors are red and silver. Their chief rival is
Pembroke High School
Pembroke High School, is a public secondary school located on 80 Learning Lane in Pembroke, Massachusetts, United States.
The school serves students in grades 9-12 and has an approximate student population of 930 students.
It is the only high s ...
, whom they play in the annual Thanksgiving Day football game. Pembroke was previously part of the Silver Lake Regional School District but withdrew in 2005. A new Silver Lake High School building finished construction in January 2006. Silver Lake operates its own vocational facilities; if a trade is chosen that is not supported by Silver Lake students are sent to South Shore Vocational Technical High School in Hanover. Silver Lake was recognized in 2008 by Boston Magazine as being one of the 30 smartest public high schools in Massachusetts. This is based on criteria including student achievement, college preparation, athletics programs, electives and the overall cost per community.
Kingston is home to the private Roman Catholic
Sacred Heart School. It is located along Bishops Highway (Route 80) just south of Route 44. It serves students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Media
Television
Kingston is covered in both the
Boston
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and
Providence, Rhode Island
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media markets, receiving
WCVB
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(ABC),
WBZ (CBS),
WBTS (NBC), and
WFXT
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(Fox) news from Boston.
Newspapers
Over the years, Kingston has had many different newspapers. In 1912, the ''Kingston News'' had a brief stint. From 1927 to 1930, the ''Kingston Sun'' covered town. For many years, through the 1980s, the Pembroke-based ''Silver Lake News'' covered Kingston news. In the 1970s, the ''Kingston Voice'' was founded and became the ''Independent Voice'' in the 1980s. The ''Kingston Observer'' operated from 1987 to 2009.
Since, the ''Kingston Reporter'' had been covering the local news since 1984, until it stopped printing in August of 2022. Kingston is still currently covered in print media by the ''
Boston Globe
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'', ''
Boston Herald
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'', ''
The Patriot Ledger
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Known for its thorough news coverage of the 26 communities south of Boston, ''The Patriot Ledger'' has won ...
'', and the ''
Brockton Enterprise
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The Fuller-Th ...
''.
Notable people
*
William Bradford, governor
*
Thomas Calter
Thomas J. Calter III (born September 10, 1957 in Boston) is the former town administrator of Kingston, Massachusetts. He previously represented the 12th Plymouth District, which includes the towns of Kingston and Plympton and parts of Plymouth, ...
, former state representative
*
Joseph Ripley Chandler
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Biography
Joseph R. Chandler was born in Kingston, Massachusetts. He was engaged i ...
, congressman
*
Neil Cicierega
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, internet personality and musician
*
Chris Cooper
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, actor
*
Marianne Leone Cooper
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Personal life
Cooper was ...
, actress
*
Rich Cronin
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Early life and education ...
, singer, songwriter (
LFO)
*
Percy Keese Fitzhugh
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Biography
Percy Keese Fitzhugh was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Reco ...
, author
*
Matt Hawrilenko
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, professional poker player
*
John Holmes, congressman and senator
*
Tim Murphy Timothy Murphy may refer to:
Politics
* Tim Murphy (American politician) (born 1952), American Republican Party politician from Pennsylvania
* Tim Murphy (Canadian politician) (born 1959), Canadian politician
* Timothy J. Murphy (1893–1949), Iri ...
, the Thomas Stephenson Family Head Coach for Harvard Football
*
Christopher Prince
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He was born in Kingston, Massachusetts, t ...
, merchant, farmer and political figure
*
Marshall Strickland
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, basketball player
*
Peleg Wadsworth
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, military officer
See also
*
Frederic C. Adams Public Library
The Frederic C. Adams Public Library is a historic library building at 33 Summer Street in Kingston, Massachusetts. Designed by Joseph Everett Chandler (1864–1945), a major proponent of the Colonial Revival style, the library was built in 1898 ...
, built in 1898
*
Bradford House (Kingston, Massachusetts)
The Bradford House, also known as the Major John Bradford Homestead, is a historic house at 50 Landing Road in Kingston, Massachusetts. The Jones River Village Historical Society owns the house, and operates it as a historic house museum. The o ...
(Major John Bradford Homestead), built in 1714
References
External links
Town of Kingston official website Kingston Public LibraryJones River Village Historical SocietySilver Lake Regional School District''Kingston Reporter''Kingston News website* Answer Book/Kingston
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