Editing Kingston, Washington

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Kingston, Washington
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]
|nickname                 = "Little City by the Sea"{{Citation needed|date=June 2019}}
|image_skyline            = Kingston, Washington ferry dock 01.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Kingston Ferry Terminal at dusk
|image_map                = Kitsap_County_Washington_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Kingston_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Kingston, Washington
<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Washington|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap]]
<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     =
|government_type          =
|established_title        =
|established_date         =
<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           =
|area_total_km2           = 5.39
|area_land_km2            = 4.84
|area_water_km2           = 0.56
|area_total_sq_mi         = 
|area_land_sq_mi          = 
|area_water_sq_mi         =
<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     =
|population_total         = 2515
|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi =
<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific (PST)]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 7
|coordinates              = {{coord|47|47|38|N|122|30|07|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
<!-- Area/postal codes and others -->
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 98346
|area_code                = [[Area code 360|360]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 53-35870<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2408487<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|}}</ref>
|footnotes                =
}}

'''Kingston''' (formerly Appletree Cove<ref>{{cite web|url=http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/wanames/wpnv2.asp |title=Tacoma Public Library - Washington Place Names |access-date=2012-10-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905051206/http://search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/wanames/wpnv2.asp |archive-date=2012-09-05 }} Washington Place Names</ref>) is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Kitsap County, Washington|Kitsap County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], United States. The population was 2,515 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Kingston, Washington |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Kingston_CDP,_Washington?g=160XX00US5335870 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 8, 2024}}</ref> Kingston is along the shores of [[Appletree Cove]] and [[Puget Sound]], and is home to a major [[Washington State Ferry]] terminal linking it to [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]].

==Geography==
Kingston is located in northeastern Kitsap County at {{coord|47|47|56|N|122|29|57|W|type:city}} (47.798764, −122.499071),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> on the east side of the [[Kitsap Peninsula]]. [[Washington State Route 104]] runs through the community from the Washington State Ferry terminal, leading northwest {{convert|7|mi|0}} to [[Port Gamble, Washington|Port Gamble]]. [[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]] is {{convert|26|mi}} to the southwest by highway.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Kingston CDP has a total area of {{convert|5.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|4.8|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.6|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 10.31%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5335870| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Kingston CDP, Washington| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American FactFinder| access-date=June 28, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213042933/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US5335870| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box  <!--infobox begins-->
|collapsed = Y
|open =
|single line = yes
|location= Kingston, Washington

|temperature color=

|Jan record high F= 64
|Feb record high F= 66
|Mar record high F= 78
|Apr record high F= 83
|May record high F= 89
|Jun record high F= 92
|Jul record high F= 110
|Aug record high F= 93
|Sep record high F= 93
|Oct record high F= 87
|Nov record high F= 73
|Dec record high F= 62

|Jan high F= 47
|Feb high F= 50
|Mar high F= 54
|Apr high F= 59
|May high F= 64
|Jun high F= 70
|Jul high F= 76
|Aug high F= 76
|Sep high F= 71
|Oct high F= 60
|Nov high F= 51
|Dec high F= 46

|Jan low F= 37
|Feb low F= 37
|Mar low F= 39
|Apr low F= 43
|May low F= 48
|Jun low F= 52
|Jul low F= 56
|Aug low F= 57
|Sep low F= 53
|Oct low F= 47
|Nov low F= 41
|Dec low F= 36

|Jan record low F= 18
|Feb record low F= 19
|Mar record low F= 28
|Apr record low F= 32
|May record low F= 35
|Jun record low F= 42
|Jul record low F= 48
|Aug record low F= 47
|Sep record low F= 42
|Oct record low F= 29
|Nov record low F= 20
|Dec record low F= 10

|Jan precipitation inch= 4.81
|Feb precipitation inch= 3.43
|Mar precipitation inch= 3.51
|Apr precipitation inch= 2.77
|May precipitation inch= 2.16
|Jun precipitation inch= 1.63
|Jul precipitation inch= 0.79
|Aug precipitation inch= 0.97
|Sep precipitation inch= 1.52
|Oct precipitation inch= 3.41
|Nov precipitation inch= 5.84
|Dec precipitation inch= 5.43

|source 1= <ref name= weather.com>{{cite web |url= http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxclimatology/monthly/USWA0209 |title= weather.com }}</ref>
}}<!--infobox ends-->

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=June 2019}}
Founded in 1853 by Benjamin Bannister, the community was originally known as "[[Appletree Cove]]". By 1880 it was a lumber town until the mill closed down in the early 20th century. Known as the "little city by the sea", Kingston is a northern gateway to the [[Olympic Peninsula]] and is the social and economic center of the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula.

===King's Town===
In 1869, W.S. Ladd and his wife Caroline built a cabin on Appletree Cove. Michael King then bought the cabin nine years later. He moved in along with ten oxen and ten men. They slowly logged the hills around Appletree Cove. King built many small buildings and shacks along the shore for his men and animals. In 1882, he was done and moved on. The shacks and bunkhouses were left behind and lived in by drifters, squatters and old loggers. People living in the area often referred to this as "King's Town", probably as a joke. The name slowly evolved into ''Kingston'' and stuck.

===Resort town===
The Kingston townsite was platted on April 24, 1890, by C.C. Calkins and Samuel B. Brierly. Calkins dreamed of Kingston as a [[resort town]] for vacationers from Seattle. Calkins called it "the [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] of Washington". Calkins had drawings and designs for a giant hotel on the waterfront, with a boat launch, a church on the hill, and a college. After Calkins and Brierly platted the town, a lower than expected number of people showed up to settle there. Calkins then gave up and left. The town slowly grew, but not at the pace that Calkins had dreamed.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| footnote = Sources: <ref name="GR2"/><ref name="Census 2010"/><ref name="2020 Census"/>
| 2000 = 1611
| 2010 = 2099
| 2020 = 2515
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2"/> of 2000, there were 1,611 people, 685 households, and 452 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 977.2 people per square mile (377.0/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 773 housing units at an average density of 468.9/sq&nbsp;mi (180.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.6% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.6% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 685 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.86.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,347, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $43,839 versus $25,781 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $24,212. About 9.2% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Transportation==
Kingston has a [[Washington State Ferries]] terminal for [[Edmonds–Kingston ferry|auto/passenger service]] to [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]].<ref>{{citation|title=Edmonds terminal |publisher=Washington State Ferries |url=http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/terminals/index.cfm?terminal_id=8 |access-date=2010-10-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115183300/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/info_desk/terminals/index.cfm?terminal_id=8 |archive-date=2010-11-15 }}</ref>

In September 2012, due to financial losses, the Port of Kingston discontinued its SoundRunner Kingston–Seattle passenger-only system.<ref name=ksSept>{{citation|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/28/kingston-port-retires-soundrunner-ferry-service|title=Kingston Port retires SoundRunner ferry service|date=September 28, 2012|access-date=2013-04-05|publisher=Kitsap Sun|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102022129/http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2012/sep/28/kingston-port-retires-soundrunner-ferry-service/|archive-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> One of the former vessels, the ''[[Spirit of Kingston]]'', was transferred to the [[King County Ferry District]] on March 18, 2013, for service as part of the [[King County Water Taxi]] fleet.<ref name=wshMar>{{citation|url=https://www.westsideseattle.com/west-seattle-herald/2013/03/18/spirit-kingston-now-part-water-taxi-fleet-new-boat-was-acquired-no|title=Spirit of Kingston now part of water taxi fleet|date=March 18, 2013|access-date=2020-01-06|publisher=[[West Seattle Herald]]}}</ref>

In January 2016 Kingston accepted delivery of a new modern [[fireboat]].<ref name=ksJan>{{citation|url=http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/local/faster-improved-fire-boat-docks-in-north-kitsap-29b80ab0-5266-4a3a-e053-0100007f1dfd-365848321.html|title=Faster, improved fire boat docks in North Kitsap|date=2016-01-19| publisher=[[Kitsap Sun]]|author=Rachel Seymour|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> The new vessel is {{convert|38|ft}} long, can travel at {{convert|36|knots|kph}}, and can pump 2,700 gallons per minute. The [[Department of Homeland Security]] has provided small ports with grants to equip themselves with modern fireboats, with sealed cabins, that can also help counter other threats, like oil spills, or attacks by chemical or biological weapons. Two thirds of the cost of this fireboat, $409,813, were paid by a federal grant. The vessel also has modern infrared sensors, which can help in search and rescue missions, and search for the hot spot at the center of a fire. Kingston had a smaller, slower, less capable older {{convert|27|ft|adj=on}} fireboat. Both vessels can project fire suppressant foam, less likely to sink flaming vessels, but experience with the older vessel suggests most of the fires the new vessel will fight will be on the shore, near the water.

[[Kitsap Fast Ferries]] began service from Kingston to Seattle in November 2018.

==Education==
Public education is provided by the [[North Kitsap School District]].  Kingston's schools include [[Kingston Co-op Preschool]], [[Gordon Elementary]], [[Kingston Middle School]], [[Spectrum Community School]], [[Wolfle Elementary]] and [[Kingston High School (Washington)|Kingston High School]].

{{Geographic location
 | Northwest = [[Port Gamble, Washington|Port Gamble]] |
 | North =  [[Eglon, Washington|Eglon]], [[Hansville, Washington|Hansville]] |
 | Northeast = ''[[Puget Sound]]'' |
 | West =  [[Lofall, Washington|Lofall]] |
 | Centre = Kingston |
 | East =  ''[[Puget Sound]]'', [[Edmonds, Washington|Edmonds]]||
 | Southwest = [[Poulsbo, Washington|Poulsbo]], [[Suquamish, Washington|Suquamish]] |
 | South = [[Indianola, Washington|Indianola]] |
 | Southeast = ''[[Puget Sound]]'' |
}}

==In popular culture==
[[Taree (song)|Taree]] is a popular [[Rock music|American Rock]] song by the band [[Soundgarden]] named after the Taree neighborhood in Kingston.<ref name="Commentary">{{YouTube|DDFr1n9epeg|"Soundgarden – Taree Commentary"}}. November 4, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/roaring-redemption-ben-shepherds-wild-ride-back-with-soundgarden/26914 Roaring Redemption: Ben Shepherd's Wild Ride Back with Soundgarden]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|United States}}
{{commons category|Kingston, Washington}}
* {{wikivoyage inline|Kingston (Washington)|Kingston, Washington}}
* [http://www.portofkingston.org Port of Kingston]
* [http://visitkitsap.com/cities.asp?ID=4 Kitsap Peninsula Visitor Information - Kingston]
* [https://www.kingstonchamber.com/ Kingston Chamber of Commerce]

{{Kitsap County, Washington}}
{{Mosquito Fleet|state = collapsed}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Kitsap County, Washington]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1853]]
[[Category:Populated places on Puget Sound]]