Kingston, Tennessee

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Kingston is a city in and the county seat^GR6 of Roane County, Tennessee, United States, and is adjacent to Watts Bar Lake. Kingston, with a population of 5,264 at the 2000 United States census, is included in the "Harriman, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

On September 21, 1807, Kingston became the capital of Tennessee for one day to fulfill an agreement with the Cherokee nation, where the tribe was led to believe that if they ceded the land in and around Roane County, Kingston would become the capital of Tennessee. True to the agreement, the first session of the seventh General Assembly of the State of Tennessee convened in Kingston. At the end of the day, the Senate and the House of Representatives resolved to "...adjourn forthwith from Kingston, to meet on Wednesday the 23d inst. at eleven o'clock, A.M. at the courthouse in Knoxville."

SRC: http://www.roanealliance.org/community/community_history.html

[edit] Geography

Kingston is located at 35°52′12″N, 84°30′5″W (35.870083, -84.501479)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.9 km² (7.3 mi²). 17.0 km² (6.6 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (10.40%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 5,264 people, 2,263 households, and 1,532 families residing in the city. The population density was 310.3/km² (803.7/mi²). There were 2,478 housing units at an average density of 146.1/km² (378.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.75% White, 3.55% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.

There were 2,263 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.3% were non-families. 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,071, and the median income for a family was $44,979. Males had a median income of $40,186 versus $22,971 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,301. About 6.0% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.