Kingston, Illinois
| Kingston | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | DeKalb |
| Coordinates | 42°6′0″N 88°45′43″W / 42.10000°N 88.76194°WCoordinates: 42°6′0″N 88°45′43″W / 42.10000°N 88.76194°W |
| Area | 1.02 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - land | 0.99 sq mi (3 km2) |
| - water | 0.02 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 1,164 (2010) |
| Density | 976.9/sq mi (377/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60145 |
| Area code | 815 |
   Location of Kingston within Illinois
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Kingston is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,164 at the 2010 census, up from 980 in 2000.
Settled in 1835 by the Pottawatomie Indians, Kingston was one of the first townships in DeKalb County. The post office was established in 1837 with Levi Lee as postmaster. With the post office started and the building of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad the settlement of Kingston grew. It became a prosperous village after 1876 when the Stuart brothers, James and Lyman, platted the town. Both men built houses in 1876, both out of brick and both are still standing today. James built the house at 501 S. Main Street and Lyman built the house at 300 S. Main Street. Kingston officially became a Village in 1886.
With Kingston being a major "hub" for two railroads business flourished throughout the area. By the 1900s Kingston had many businesses including; a hardware store, department store, grocery, meat market, paint shop, hotel, bank, bakery, shoe store, barber shop, pool room, saloon, general store, creamery, undertaking parlor, saw mill, coal and lumber yard, two blacksmith shops, two livery barns, stock yards and two confectionaries. Kingston even had its own baseball team, The Kingston Tigers. Some of the businesses mentioned above were destroyed in the fire of 1908, which engulfed a large part of town on the west side of Main Street.
W. H. Bell, an early resident of Kingston, instigated the first Kingston Picnic while he was Village President. The picnic was held every year and in 1912, when The Kingston Township Park opened, the picnic had a permanent home. The annual Kingston Picnic was held for over 100 years and celebrated its centennial in 1976.
According to the 2010 census, Kingston has a total area of 1.015 square miles (2.63 km2), of which 0.99 square miles (2.56 km2) (or 97.54%) is land and 0.025 square miles (0.06 km2) (or 2.46%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 980 people, 328 households, and 251 families residing in the village. The population density was 976.9 people per square mile (378.4/km²). There were 338 housing units at an average density of 336.9 per square mile (130.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.43% White, 0.10% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 2.35% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.53% of the population.
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