Kingston, Utah

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Population in 2022: 137 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: -3.5%
Males: 90  (66.4%)
Females: 47  (33.6%)
Median resident age:

37.3 years
Utah median age:

32.1 years

Zip code: 84743

Estimated median household income in 2022: $-684,593,798 (it was $23,750 in 2000)
Kingston $-684,593,798
UT $89,168

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $16,872 (it was $12,492 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $262,283 (it was $68,100 in 2000)
Kingston:

$262,283
UT:

$499,500

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $266,615; detached houses: $269,506
March 2022 cost of living index in Kingston: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 18.2%

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Ancestries: English (75.2%), Irish (13.8%), Polish (3.7%), Danish (1.7%), Scottish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 09/21/1926

Elevation: 6000 feet

Land area: 5.32 square miles.

Population density: 26 people per square mile   (very low).

Kingston, Utah map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Kingston town:

0.6% ($379)
Utah:

0.7% ($956)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (143.7 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (217.6 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (323.7 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Junction, UT (1.7 miles),
Circleville, UT (2.3 miles ),
Antimony, UT (3.7 miles),
Marysvale, UT (4.1 miles ),
Beaver, UT (5.0 miles ),
Koosharem, UT (5.2 miles ),
Joseph, UT (5.4 miles ),
Monroe, UT (5.4 miles )

Latitude: 38.21 N, Longitude: 112.19 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 435

Distribution of median household income in Kingston, UT in 2022
Distribution of house value in Kingston, UT in 2022

Kingston satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

6.1%
Utah:

2.5%
Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+6.8%).
Most common industries in Kingston, UT (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (33.3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (23.3%)
  • Construction (13.3%)
  • Truck transportation (13.3%)
  • U. S. Postal service (5.0%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (3.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (32.6%)
  • Construction (18.6%)
  • Truck transportation (18.6%)
  • Educational services (18.6%)
  • Repair & maintenance (7.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (4.7%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (70.6%)
  • U. S. Postal service (17.6%)
  • Finance & insurance (11.8%)
  • Food (0.0%)
Most common occupations in Kingston, UT (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13.3%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (11.7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11.7%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (11.7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (6.7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (18.6%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (16.3%)
  • Agricultural workers, including supervisors (16.3%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.3%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (9.3%)
  • Carpenters (7.0%)
  • Other construction workers and helpers (7.0%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (41.2%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (17.6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (11.8%)
  • Child care workers (11.8%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.9%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (0.0%)

Average climate in Kingston, Utah

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Earthquake activity:

Kingston-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Utah state average. It is 3105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1915 at 06:52:48, a magnitude 7.6 (7.6 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 325.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 369.1 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
On 10/16/1999 at 09:46:44, a magnitude 7.4 (6.3 MB, 7.4 MS, 7.2 MW, 7.3 ML) earthquake occurred 348.1 miles away from Kingston center
On 12/21/1932 at 06:10:09, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK) earthquake occurred 320.5 miles away from Kingston center
On 7/21/1952 at 11:52:14, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 438.4 miles away from the city center, causing $50,000,000 total damage
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK) earthquake occurred 446.9 miles away from Kingston center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Piute County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Kingston topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kingston:

  • Southern Utah University (about 61 miles; Cedar City, UT; Full-time enrollment: 6,522)
  • Snow College (about 87 miles; Ephraim, UT; FT enrollment: 3,224)
  • Dixie State University (about 108 miles; Saint George, UT; FT enrollment: 6,485)
  • Brigham Young University-Provo (about 145 miles; Provo, UT; FT enrollment: 33,525)
  • Utah Valley University (about 146 miles; Orem, UT; FT enrollment: 24,403)
  • Stevens-Henager College-Murray (about 171 miles; Murray, UT; FT enrollment: 6,395)
  • Salt Lake Community College (about 171 miles; Salt Lake City, UT; FT enrollment: 20,797)

Points of interest:

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Cemetery: Kingston Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Creek: Rocky Ford Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Piute County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Kingston and their reported violations in the past:

KINGSTON TOWN WATER SYSTEM (Address: 217 N CENTER ST , Population served: 152, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from MAY-24-2007 to MAY-24-2007), St Public Notif requested (2 times from MAY-24-2007 to MAY-24-2007), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2008)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2007, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2010)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 minor monitoring violations
  • 4 regular monitoring violations
Average household size:
This town:

2.7 people
Utah:

3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

75.0%
Whole state:

75.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

3.1%
Whole state:

4.6%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Kingston:

Marital status in Kingston, UT
  • Never married: 44.5%
  • Now married: 46.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.0%
  • Divorced: 3.8%

For population 25 years and over in Kingston:

  • High school or higher: 85.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.5 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

10.5
Utah average:

10.9

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Kingston, UT (based on Piute County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Other1,0363
None520-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 1
This county:

7.49 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

1.37 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 2
Piute County:

14.97 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

2.82 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
Piute County:

22.46 / 10,000 pop.
Utah:

5.09 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Piute County:

8.8%
Utah:

6.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.1%
Utah:

23.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Kingston:

43.3%
State:

48.9%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Kingston:

46.9%
Utah:

47.0%

Average BMI:
This city:

29.2
Utah:

28.4

People feeling badly about themselves:
Kingston:

14.7%
Utah:

21.0%

Average hours sleeping at night:
This city:

6.9
Utah:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

30.0%
State:

31.9%

General health condition:
Kingston:

57.7%
State:

57.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

83.3%
Utah:

80.1%

More about Health and Nutrition of Kingston, UT Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$133
Totals for Government 0$0 3$133

Kingston government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):

  • Construction - General - Other: $12,000 ($87.59)
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $33,000 ($240.88)
    Central Staff Services: $16,000 ($116.79)
    Parks and Recreation: $6,000 ($43.80)
    Regular Highways: $1,000 ($7.30)
  • General - Interest on Debt: $8,000 ($58.39)

Kingston government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):

  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $2,000 ($14.60)
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $45,000 ($328.47)
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $17,000 ($124.09)
  • Tax - Property: $25,000 ($182.48)

Kingston government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):

  • Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $188,000 ($1372.26)
    Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $175,000 ($1277.37)
    Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,000 ($94.89)

Strongest AM radio stations in Kingston:

  • KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • KNNZ (940 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSUB (590 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR CITY, UT; Owner: MB MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KXNT (840 AM; 50 kW; NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KDWN (720 AM; 50 kW; LAS VEGAS, NV; Owner: RADIO NEVADA CORP.)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KDXU (890 AM; 10 kW; ST. GEORGE, UT; Owner: WESTERN BROADCASTING, LS, LLC)
  • KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kingston:

  • K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
  • K282AC (104.3 FM; RURAL GARFIELD COUNT, UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
  • K203CA (88.5 FM; MILFORD, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K211CL (90.1 FM; BEAVER, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • KREC (98.1 FM; BRIAN HEAD, UT; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
  • K274AH (102.7 FM; JUNCTION, UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)
  • K280AB (103.9 FM; KINGSTON, ETC., UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)
  • K292AE (106.3 FM; KINGSTON, UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)

TV broadcast stations around Kingston:

  • K07JV (Channel 7; CIRCLEVILLE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K09FX (Channel 9; CIRCLEVILLE, UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)
  • K11FZ (Channel 11; CIRCLEVILLE, UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)
  • K13EK (Channel 13; CIRCLEVILLE, UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)
  • K18BK (Channel 18; CIRCLEVILLE, ETC., UT; Owner: PIUTE COUNTY)
  • K02FA (Channel 2; ANTIMONY, UT; Owner: ANTIMONY TOWN INC.)
  • K05DO (Channel 5; ANTIMONY, UT; Owner: ANTIMONY TOWN, INC.)
  • K04FG (Channel 4; ANTIMONY, UT; Owner: ANTIMONY TOWN INC.)

Kingston fatal accident list:

Jun 13, 2007 09:50 PM, Sr-62, Lat: 38.198992, Lon: -112.151853, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 3Number of bridges
  • 13ft / 3.7mTotal length
  • 587Total average daily traffic
  • 177Total average daily truck traffic
  • 732Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kingston, UT
  • 48.9%Electricity
  • 33.3%Utility gas
  • 12.2%Wood
  • 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kingston, UT
  • 100.0%Wood


Kingston compared to Utah state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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