Kingston is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", ...

, Canada. It is located within Queens County to the west of

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in 1 ...

. The community is mainly farms with a small residential area.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, Kingston had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Government

Local government in Kingston is in the form of a seven-member community council with a chair. The council sits at Cornwall Post Office in

Cornwall, Prince Edward Island Cornwall is a Canadian town located in Queens County, Prince Edward Island. The town is located immediately west of the provincial capital Charlottetown. History The community of Cornwall traces its history to European settlement in the 18th ...

. Provincially, the area is covered by the following three districts with a MLA representing each: * West Royalty-Springvale; * Cornwall-Meadowbank; and * Kellys Cross-Cumberland. At the federal level, it is located within the riding of

Attractions

Kingston United Church c. 1863

Transportation

The main roads in Kingston is Kingston Road ( Route 235 (Prince Edward Island)) and Bannockburn Road ( Route 247 (Prince Edward Island)) are secondary provincial highways. The closest airport is

Charlottetown Airport Charlottetown Airport is located north of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. The airport is currently run by the Charlottetown Airport Authority, is owned by Transport Canada and forms part of the National Airports System. The airp ...

and there are no railway lines as they are not found in the province.

References

{{PEI Communities in Queens County, Prince Edward Island Rural municipalities in Prince Edward Island